Angelsoft toilet paper (among many other things) is a product of Koch Industries (Georgia Pacific) If you don't like big money in politics, and our media, please stop buying Angel Soft until the Koch brothers and other big money influences don't get to use their money to bypass the American voter. Since we can't vote lobbyists out, we can vote with our pocketbooks! Tell the Koch brothers to vote at the polls like everyone else! Because big money in politics should be flushed down the toilet.

1000 citizens in Bangladesh and Pakistan have died within the past 6 years producing low-cost clothing for Europe and the US. Inexpensive clothing is important to us, yet we seem unwilling to see the human cost to produce this clothing. These low prices should not be connected to unsafe factories and loss of life. Sewing factories help developing nations emerge from poverty, and the retailers and their agents who use these factories must invest in factory safety as a cost of doing business.

SB 610 & AB1141 seeks to level the playing field - NOT to make it easier for franchisees to escape their contractual obligations to the franchisor. It will benefit all franchise systems/brands and ensure that franchisees can continue to offer excellent services to their customers, employ their workers, and give back to their communities. Franchising is one of the most powerful brand building tools ever created. It is reported that franchising is responsible for 760,000 businesses, 18 million jobs, 14 percent of the private sector employment, and over $500 billion in annual payroll. Total sales by businesses operated by franchisees are projected to reach over $2 trillion this year. 1 out of every 12 businesses is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Over the last 50 years franchisees have invested their capital and hard work in creating some of the most recognized brands in the marketplace. The success of franchising is predicated on the investment by franchisees. This is now at risk because the terms of the franchise agreements have become more one-sided in favor of the franchisors. They have significantly reduced the ability of franchisees to build their businesses and serve their customers. These bills have been written and developed by franchisees in multiple systems and industries to identify the basic terms of fairness that are missing in their franchise agreements, and must be restored to ensure the success and growth of the franchise systems. Franchisees from across the nation and state of California have joined, working together to pass these first steps of new Legislation in the State of California. Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) , Buffalo Wings National Franchisee Association (BWNFA) , Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA), Domino's Franchisee Association (DFA) ,Dunkin' Donuts Independent Franchise Owners (DDIFO), Econo Lodge Franchisee Association (ELFA), Edible Arrangements Independent Franchisee Association (EAIFA), Independent Hardees Franchisee Association (IHFA),Independent Organization of Little Caesars Franchisees (IOLCF), Long John Silver's Franchisee Association(LJSFA), Meineke Dealers Association (MDA), National Franchisee Association (Burger King) (NFA), North American Association of Subway Franchisees (NAASF) , Owners 8 Association (O8A), Service Station Franchisee Association (SSFA), San Francisco - Monterey Bays 7-Eleven Franchise Owners Association (SFMB7-11OA), The 7-11 Political Action Committee, The Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing (NACS), California Independent Oil Marketers (CIOMA), American Association of Franchisee & Dealers (AAFD), all have come together to support these two Bills. Please Join us on this historical day to protect your family, business, and your brands future. Please take a few minutes to complete the Petition. Once the Petition is completed we will hand deliver the Petition of Support for SB 610 and AB 1141 to all Senate and Assembly offices. It is Critical for you to sign the petition and in the comment portion, name your brand that you are representing. Thank you for you support.

I feel the phone companies have a monopoly on the type of phones non clients can buy. The really great phones are only offered with a Contract. If more people would move to prepaid, maybe cel Phone choices would be better and costs would go down.

The highest bid, the most money has taken away the common good for all. Flat line wages and the fact that American Dream is only for the 2%.Send a message to Congress"Give America back to the people"!

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News reports about corporations being allowed to gut the defined pensions that were promised to their employees.

The NRA is revealing itself to be nothing more than a front for arms dealers and weapons manufacturers whose aim is to destroy AMerica through domestic civil war. We are a lll affected every day---just pick up a newspaper.

Fracking—injecting massive amounts of water and toxic chemicals into the ground to reach previously inaccessible oil and gas—is an extreme process, with catastrophic results. Maybe you've seen the footage of people in Pennsylvania lighting their tap water on fire after it's been contaminated with chemicals used in fracking. While industry claims it is a safe process, they cannot know what will happen once they start disturbing geologic structures--including groundwater and aquifer contamination--and possibly inducing earthquakes. Fracking uses massive amounts of precious water and threatens our water, our air, our farms, and our health—and contributes to global warming.

Their failure to pass simple legislation as it relates to gun control, background checks for gun shows and online purchases, etc. There is absolutely no reason for them to continue cow-towing to the NRA leadership who do not even listen to 80% of their own members, much less the 90% of everyone else in the nation. We, the people, are getting organized and your cushy job is in danger. We are tired of your allegiance to NRA, ALEC and other lobbyists. Yes, all of you should be ashamed. You don't even care about Aurora, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and other victims. Your actions have proven that. So beware. Elections will follow and your name may not rise to the top afterwards.

The Koch brothers are the right-wing oil and gas billionaire duo infamous for funding the Tea Party. Now they want to buy their own media empire to spread their extreme views -- including the Baltimore Sun, and its parent, the Tribune Company. The Kochs have spent their fortune funding anti-worker candidates like Scott Walker, right-wing lobbying groups like ALEC and climate-change denying 'think tanks.' They even warned tens of thousands of their employees that there would be "consequences" if they didn't vote for Republicans. Not exactly the kind of guys I want running the most respected newspaper in Maryland. Isn't one Rupert Murdoch enough? The Baltimore Sun is a valuable source of honest journalism. We can't let it turn into a right-wing mouthpiece. Please sign our petition against a Koch brothers buyout of the Sun.

The residents of Schooner Cove 7001 Interbay Blvd Tampa Florida have gone long enough with no action to residents concerns.