A mother had her baby removed 2 years ago and accused of neglect. It was subsequently found that her daughter had the rare and incurable condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bone Condition). This disorder is caused by a mutation in the genes and the mother has been tested and is not a carrier of the mutated gene. However, despite this the social services are blind to this diagnosis and are pushing to have the baby placed for forced adoption against the mothers wishes. Due to restrictions in the UK family courts, which are held in secret without a jury I am not allowed to mention the mothers name or anything else to do with the case before the court.

This is the Social Security tax. It's how Social Security gets its income. Social Security has been a strong program because it has a dedicated income source--the "payroll" tax. We don't want to cut this tax! Social Security needs all the income it can get, because the benefits being paid out are now exceeding the income from taxes.

This legislation would lift the Social Security Payroll tax cap on all income over $250,000 a year, would require millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share into the Social Security Trust Fund, and extend the program for the next 75 years.

A recreational exercise facility - The S.S. Skatepark "bowl" was filled with dirt by the city 1.5 years ago without public comment but with public funds for seemingly no reason. We would like this reversed by excavating the dirt which we have offered to do for free.

Millions of children throughout this country are living below the poverty level creating failure in the present and in their future. Part of their problem is undernourishment due to a lack of nutritional food. There are certain steps that can be instated to help end the hunger of the children. Poverty is unlikely to be solved in our lifetimes, but measures can be put into place to help feed the children in a way they are worthy of.

Government has borrowed from Social Security for over 40 years. Money they've never paid back. If they paid back the Billions they've "borrowed", then it would be solvent. Millions of people depend on Social Security to survive. Don't let government destroy it but make them accountable for the past administrations for borrowing from it.

St. Joseph, Michigan's red brick streets are one of the signature features of this charming town. Over the years, many of these streets have been dismantled and paved, and the bricks sold off. Those that remain need maintenance. In order to preserve our historic streets, the grass growing between the bricks needs to be removed, and the joints need to be filled and compacted. If nothing is done, we will soon lose these beautiful, historic brick streets that add so much to the ambience of our city.

It has been brought to my immediate attention that the public boat landing on Lamoine Beach is not properly marked to identify that the road comes to a very abrupt end and with little warning before transitioning into the ocean. In the past several years there have been more than 3 deaths at this location as well as several nonfatal accidents; simple changes such as adding a stop sign or a sign stating that the road ends may prevent any more such accidents from occurring.

Remove the social security tax upper limit, the people fortunate enough to make that amount of money are blessed and they should not complain about a burden they can afford rather than place the burden on the seniors who cannot afford it.

Michigan cities need more and better public transit to create jobs, connect people to jobs, and help revitalize our economy. Right now, Governor Synder is developing his agenda on infrastructure and transportation. We want to make sure public transit is his top priority, especially giving local communities the tools they need to develop high quality public transit.

For over 30 years, mental health consumer-run organizations (CROs) have proven to be an extremely effective (and cost-effective) way for people with severe mental illness to achieve recovery and lead full, productive lives as taxpayers, not tax burdens. Unfortunately, in less than 30 days, all Kansas CROs will begin permanently shutting down as their contracts with Kansas Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS) run out and the promised new funding proposal fails to be made available. We call on Governor Sam Brownback to direct SRS to immediately release the long-promised contract renewal application so that people with severe mental illness can continue on the path to recovery. One day at a CRO = $13. One day at a state hospital = $418. Which would *you* rather have your tax dollars pay for?

The truth about Social Security and for people to support raising its ceiling which will bring in sufficient revenue to pay full benefits until 2075.