Hungry, a man used his debit card for fast food. EACH triggered a $40 overdraft fee PLUS $7 a day until the next month's check was deposited. Hospitalized with a stroke; when he got out, over $500 had been taken OUT of his next Federal check. He could not pay his bills nor his rent. Asking the bank for an adjustment, they said NO, the fees were policy. Period. STOPPING this crazy larceny means people relying on Federal monthly stipends could Keep and Spend MORE of THEIR OWN MONEY!

Almost all aspects of the making home affordable act requires that the loan or previous refinance not taken place after May 31, 2009. This means that almost nobody who refinanced after that date can participate in the program.

Poor people or those who have debt are being held hostage by faulty credit reports, unfair credit scores and hiring practices which allow discrimination against those who have low credit scores. The reason people apply for jobs is to ensure that they can pay their bills, being unemployed or poor should not limit one's ability to gain employment. Please add economic class or status to the list of Title VII criteria that should not be considered by employers when making hiring decisions. Prospective employers should not be permitted to request credit reports or scores for applicants.

OccupytheNRA (Twitter/Instagram/facebook @OccupytheNRA) is taking part in the #SilentNoMore campaign targeting hedgefunds and other Wall Street firms investing in Gun Manufacturer Stock including Owl Creek Asset Management and Impala who invested in gun stocks after the Sandy Hook Massacre along with others such as Black Rock. The silent Majority has been silent too long in the face of gun violence, and we are saying, "Enough, No More, We shall be Silent No More" while our children are murdered with guns even as the hedge funds profit from the sale of these very same military style weapons.

California can strike a blow against Citizens United by passing the California DISCLOSE Act, a bill that would shine a bright light on the shadowy interests who depend on secrecy to influence elections. The California DISCLOSE Act (Senate Bill 52, Leno-Hill), sponsored by the California Clean Money Campaign and endorsed by Progressives United, local MoveOn.org counsels, and over 100 other organizations, would mandate clear and prominent disclosure of who is behind political TV, radio, print, and mass mailer ads -- on the ads themselves. SB 52 will stop special interests from hiding behind fake committee names by requiring ads to show their actual original contributors. Giant corporate interests are trying to kill SB 52. Join the California Clean Money Campaign and Progressives United by signing our petition to urge state legislators to pass the California DISCLOSE Act today.

In a recent report published by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice over 300 poultry workers and past workers interviewed had suffered some type of significant work-related injury or illness because of punishing processing line speeds of up to 150 birds per minute. Now the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service wants to raise the speeds!

The intersection East of Charleston Illinois where IL Rt-16 and East Harrison Avenue cross is currently under a proposal to spend in excess of 3 million (before properties are purchased) to renovate the intersection. They say it is for "safety" reasons; however, it is really to benefit a local attorney who is scheming to enhance his land development plans. The city of Charleston even hired his survey company to plot out the intersection options. Once these were presented to the community in an open presentation, while attending the viewing, I heard nothing from the community people who were for spending so much money and doing anything to such extremes. No forum was presented to voice objections in an open forum. Objections were to be submitted to the state highway department where they could secretly be made to disappear. Things are silent while the abuse continues behind the scenes. I am sure there are experts on higher levels that have coached the community on just how to stage the acceptance of such PORK projects. We are sick of this kind of waste and it needs to stop. There is no such thing as FREE money. We as a community want to say NO to it.

The Swire Coca-Cola bottling company sponsors the Reno, Pendleton Round-Up, and Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeos. SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) has documented extreme animal cruelty at these rodeos. Some of these abuses include horse shocking, horse tripping, and calf jerk-downs leading to serious injuries and death, as at the 2009 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, where a horse called Strawberry Fudge was killed. To see some of the footage click here: Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (http://bit.ly/YoTbE5), Reno Rodeo (http://bit.ly/XHsg7G) Pendleton Rodeo (http://bit.ly/11Esm6s)) SHARK has reached out to the Swire Coca-Cola divisions that are responsible for the sponsorships of each rodeo, asking them to withdraw in light of the animal cruelty. After watching our videos, Swire still refuse to stop sponsoring rodeos. Please sign this petition asking Swire Coca-Cola to stop sponsoring animal abusing rodeos. The Coca-Cola animal welfare policy clearly states; “The Coca-Cola Company does not endorse or condone any practice of cruelty to animals, and the Company does not sponsor or promote events where there is a risk of physical harm to animals. Additionally, The Coca-Cola Company does not sponsor rodeos or bullfighting events.” Both Coca-Cola and Swire Coca-Cola have chosen to ignore their own policy. For more information please visit: (http://www.cokecruelty.com)

Bankers have created massive wealth, but their greed comes at the peoples’ expense. These laws will make loans available to most people, and yet banks will still make a decent profit. These laws will change banking from a system that rewards career criminals, to one that rewards good banking.

Are you a Delta SkyMiles member? If so, try not to die....ever. Delta has just quietly changed its frequent flier program for the second time in 2013. The new rules, as of March 2013, say "miles may not be transfered...upon death." However, the 2012 rule book states: "While the Miles expire upon a Member’s death, the Administrator or Executor of the Member’s Estate may request Delta reinstate and transfer the Miles from the deceased Member’s account to one or more members’ accounts." That paragraph is now gone. How can Delta do this after advertising "miles that don't expire" ?!!?! Read more: http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/Delta-If-you-die-we-take-your-SkyMiles#ixzz2OIlldehO

The City of Joliet is currently proposing building a corporate owned, for profit immigration detention center. If allowed, it would be Illinois' first and would make way for other similar facilities to be built in the state. Help us send a clear message that we don't appreciate deficit expanding, for profit, detention centers that overwork and underpay their employees and cut corners in medical care and proper treatment of their detainees.

All Court Records of Proceedings and County Recorders Office Records reflect the written History of our Great State of California for future generations to review, enjoy and to provide educational tools for future generations. These records are the true History of the Great State of California and as such, are a valuable and irreplacable State treasure. Whereas, there have been multiple Fraudulent, Forged and Intentionally Altered documents (such as robo-signing among various others) placed in the Court and County Recorders Offices for the purpose of manipulating the records in order to further there efforts to illegally foreclose on California Citizens Real Estate.