The major banks have a policy toward widows who are behind on their payments, sometimes through no fault of their own, that is worthy of Joseph Heller's Catch-22: widows can't get the mortgage in their names until the payments are up to date, but they can't get their payments up to date until their mortgage is in their name. Millions of women who are trying to catch up on payments after dealing with the deaths of their husbands are now trapped; they can't get current and the banks won't work with them to get them current. And then the banks foreclose on them. The New York Times reported on the plight of Geraldine Bates, who lost her husband last year just after her husband entered into a loan modification agreement with HSBC. Geraldine notified the bank of her husband's death and sent in the first check. The bank returned her payment because she wasn't on the mortgage and now is threatening her with foreclosure, even while she continues to try to pay. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/business/widows-pushed-into-foreclosure-by-mortgage-fine-print.html?_r=0 No one should lose their house like this. Banks need to change their policies and stop trying to kick widows out of their houses for these outrageous reasons. Please sign this petition to demand that the Presidents of US Bank, HSBC, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America end this horrible practice and work with widows trying to make payments and keep those widows in their homes. We'll deliver your signature to the offices of these banks, and we'll send a copy of these to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Gas prices had increased significantly 3 months before elections because few companies control it. Look at the stock of Tesoro which has gone from about $11.00 to about 41.00 in last one year. Difference between wholesale and retail prices was about 40 cents in NJ. The difference during the 3 months before Nov. election was about 1 dollar. The consumers were defrauded by gas and oil cartel.

"Murdoch has long eyed the LA Times (and Chicago Tribune), the paper reported. But any attempt by the media mogul to go after the two newspapers would have to get approval from regulators." - Reuters - Sat Oct 20, 2012

This TPT agreement is soon to be signed by President Obama without the public's full knowledge. This agreement contains provisions which seriously sacrifice the laws of the US in favor of multi-national corporations. This has been described as NAFTA on steroids! The public must be made aware of this horrific "throwing us under the bus". It has been negotiated in secret and will negatively impact us all.

I want to cut these subsidies. This is corporate welfare. In the season of putting cuts on the table, what could be more appropriate.

18,000 without jobs due to Hostess bankruptcy. CEO"s get 1.8 million in bonuses for bankrupting the company.

Ethanol added to gasoline causes a whole host of problems for automobiles and other machinery. Now the Federal Government is poised to increase the amount of ethanol in fuel and that could potentially cause an engine failure in your vehicle. This has to stop!

The home owners insurance in louisiana is ridiculous. We are worried that yearly high increases and no cap will force homeowners to leave our homes due to not being able to afford the mortgage anymore with outrages insurance cost.

After Sandy, hundreds thousands of people whose phone service is dependent on digital fiber-optic cables powered by electricity were cut off, and many cell phone towers were not functional, yet Verizon and AT & T are determined to stop offering and servicing the older, but more reliable "copper" service which has its own power source and is less likely to be affected by storms. Being without phone service poses a serious health and safety risk. The phone companies are public utilities whose priority should be to serve the public and not merely to enhance their already huge profits.

Companies everywhere are taking policies out on their employees and then cashing in (as if they need even MORE money) without so much as a donation to the funeral or family. Most companies (Winn Dixie, Walmart etc.) are doing it without consent! They must be exposed and stopped. This kind of policy should not be allowed.

I feel it unjust that CEO's, heads of various departments, politicians and board members should receive such high compensation and salaries while taking away from the "middle class". Wage cuts, reduced medical benefits, ESOP programs and retirements have been lost to corporate greed.

The foreclosure rate in Georgia is among the highest in the Nation primarily due to Legislation signed where lenders can eliminate several legal steps and expedite the process because of a document required at closing. Citizens of Geotgia are adversely affected by this law and it should be resinded and stop the influence by big businesses.