Since the 1980s, corporate deregulation has made it easier for big businesses to merge and buy each other out, causing thousands of layoffs and undermining market competition. Anti-trust legislation would force these mega-corporations to break up into smaller companies, ensuring that none would become 'too big to fall.' The United States government needs to take action if we want to put the economy back on its feet.

The recent spike in power bills from American Electric Power and other distributors who work with AEP has many small businesses, schools, and non-profit organizations across Ohio wondering if they'll be able to stay in business. They came to a deal with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that was not beneficial to anyone but large corporations in Ohio and AEP.Part of the cause of the doubling rates is due to American Elecbetric Power giving large corporations and manufacturers discounts, while smaller businesses, who do not consistently use a great amount of energy throughout the year, have to carry the expense.

Already bombarded with advertisement, pop-ups, pop-ins and spam around every corner, there's a new wave of ads targeted at mobile phone users. "Text Advertising" is a text message, often containing a link, promising free iPads, consumer discounts, or other trite deals you see on the sidelines of most every webpage. In the same vein as creating a No-Call list to prevent telemarketers from calling your home phone, we feel the use of texts for unsolicited advertisement should be considered an illegal business practice. Please join with me in raising this issue into public awareness and putting an end to this new form of mass advertising.

The idea that corporations should have the rights of people but fewer responsibilities is a travesty. The slime that Super Pacs are foisting on Republican voters is a preview of the new low politics is sinking to. We need a Federal Law or a Constitutional Amendment to change this.

The big banks have broken our hearts, our homes and torn our families and communities apart. Now the City of San Francisco is considering moving their money in to more community-serving institutions. We will deliver your signatures to the Board of Supervisors on Valentine's Day to tell them,it's time to break up with the big banks!

American Airlines declared bankruptcy recently and is now in the process of dropping retirees pensions, and benefits. This is legal under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laws, which were changed under President Bush's 8 years in Office. Those of us who have worked faithfully for 30 years will now face the loss of our income or have it reduced by the Government Pension Insurance fund. Since this is another rule that allows Big Business to disregard human rights and steal Pensions it should be out-lawed by Congress and signed into law by the President.

people should sign this petition becaues these group of people are responsible for destroying many lives and the economy of our country.

Wall Street rolls out many IPO every year with the help of 'underwriter'. IPO means 'Initial Public Offer' They are manipulating it for their own profit before it hits Secondary market (people should get their hands on it in Primary market).

The stock market is run on secrecy. The buyers and sellers identity is hidden from everyone except the insiders. Openness is better for the retail traders who are taken advantage of by the professionals. I propose that this identifying data be displayed in all completed orders. When a buyer or sellers order is bought by another market participant, the following data should be displayed for both the buyer and the seller; the sellers and buyers names, the stock broker's name, the brokerage company's name, the clearing firm name, the name of the cities where both orders originated, the trading platforms used, the time the orders were entered and completed. All of this information is already available in the computer record of the stock market clearing firms. Including this data in the display on my home computer would enhance my ability to see who is manipulating the stock maket. In my humble opinion displaying the buyer and seller names would take some of the secrecy out of the stock market.

2. To stop building on this land and allow the mixed income development to move forward Tell them further that they should work with the town of Matthews and area community groups to plan where and how low income housing should be fit into the area to provide an opportunity for improvement far everyone.

We pay for "unlimited" data plans, and they want to throttle our usage at lower thresholds than their greedy tiered plans! Tell the corporate bloodsuckers they have no entitlement to unrestricted profits at their customers expense!

Our story is a prime example of what so many hard working Americans are facing from day to day. When President Obama addressed the people at the State of the Union address, he gave us a glimmer of hope for a better future. While addressing the State of the Union, he assured the American people he would hold wrong doers of the Real Estate/foreclosure crisis accountable and ensure for a level playing field. Our story is a direct reflection of how manipulative, dishonest, and out and out ruthless the Big Banks, Indiana lawyers, and judicial system has become. They have infiltrated the very core of our Justice System, while leaving the hard working Americans to fend for themselves. When lawyers mislead, abuse, and manipulate the Federal courts, we know we are in a very unbalanced playing field, and when the courts buy into their lies we know as hard working Americans, there is no Justice what so ever. We can honestly make these accusations based on miserable first hand experiences. We have been forced to endure a sadistic emotional and financial roller coaster ride throughout our journey to reveal the truth of an unsubstantiated wrongful foreclosure. Our understanding of the Judiciary obligation to the people is quite different from what has happened to us. Our understanding of the Judiciary's obligation is to uphold and promote the independence, integrity, and Impartiality of the office, while avoiding impropriety and the appearance of impropriety. We have always believed the people have the right to be heard in order to allow for a level and fair playing field. Truth, Justice and The American way is literally becoming a myth. We the People are beginning to lose confidence in the very thing we hold so dear, and unclear to the intent of which instituted the pledge of allegiance; I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Where do the hard working, truthful American people turn for a fair fight? Help in the fight to hold the true criminals accountable. By signing this petition, we can truly start on the road of accountability.