I live in Washington D.C., one of the highest cost of living places in the country, which makes it difficult for me and others like myself, to manage or even make it, without struggling on our income. This is due to being taxed the same as others making the exact same salary, but living in lower cost areas of the country. While salaries are typically higher in areas where the cost of living is higher, these salaries are not growing at a proportionate rate to that of the overall cost of living. This makes it difficult for people to afford to remain in these areas, be able to save for the future, and have an overall decent quality of life. Why? Because our tax system does not factor the cost of living and offers no breaks for people in high cost areas. Help me tell Congress, my salary is not equivalent to someone who makes the same as me, in a low cost living area. Our American tax system needs to account for the cost of living, which in turn, will help every social class, businesses, and our overall economy.

Removing political ideology from the question of state economies. Provide subsidized states currently have no incentive to improve their economies, this will provide an incentive.

The Minto West project in The Acreage could bring benefits to the community. It will help create a new business district and provide jobs for the community. Development of public parks and improvements to road and water network will help the Western Communities.

Make It Work is a community of women and men who believe that in America, in 2014, paid sick days should be the norm, not the exception. We think workers everywhere should be able to care for themselves and their families without fear of losing their job -- and that it’s about time our representatives thought so, too. Election Day is right around the corner. There’s no better time to send a message to candidates that if they want our votes, they need to show they’ll fight to make this country a fairer place to live and work for ALL of us. Paid sick days aren’t just good for employees and their families, they’re good for business. Access to paid sick days means employees don't have to risk spreading illness at work, and that they're more productive when they do come in. We won’t wait another two years to be heard. Together, we can change the conversation, but we need as many voices as possible to join in. Add your name in support of paid sick days for all workers.

At Make It Work, we don't think anyone who works full time should have to struggle to put food on the table or pay the bills. Yet, that's reality for millions of Americans today. The minimum wage just hasn’t kept up with the times -- and that means far too many hard workers from all walks of life are unable to make ends meet. Election Day is right around the corner. There’s no better time to send a message to candidates that if they want our votes, they need to show they’ll fight to make this country a fairer place to live and work for ALL of us. The bottom line? If politicians want to talk “family values,” it’s time they valued working families -- and recognizing that everyone deserves a living wage would be a good first step. We won’t wait another two years to be heard. Together, we can change the conversation, but we need as many voices as possible to join in. Add your name to support raising the minimum wage today.

Waitresses.. . We need them -- we love our jobs, but we need more money... It's $2.13 an HOUR. Please help your favorite Waitresses get at least $5.00 an hour.

This petition is to let the city council of Mountain View that they have community support for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The cost of living in Silicon Valley has increased tremendously. This has negatively impacted low wage workers. Income inequality is severe in Silicon Valley: high tech wages and profits are skyrocketing while low tech workers with low wages endure lower quality of life due to the high cost of living.

There are currently no less than six environmental impact studies showing the following conclusions: Suction dredge mining is a clean and responsible means of extracting minerals used in communications equipment and healthcare. As a side benefit, suction dredge mining breaks up compacted, unusable spawning grounds during the time that fish are not setting their nests. It activates the in-water food supply for aquatic life, creates cool refuge pools for heat-stressed fish, and removes man-made and natural toxicity from streambeds without costing the state a dime. In the end, when the autumn rains begin, streambed material is again distributed the way Mother Nature would have them. Suction dredge mining requires the purchase of two separate permits in order to legally operate in Oregon, and adherence to a volume of regulations that is environmentally protective. Finally, the economic impact of banning suction dredge mining is a loss of over 4000 jobs and revenue losses of $20-30 million annually. Science supports the use of suction dredges in streambed health, so won't you too?

Paying more money for someone who throws a football, kicks a soccer ball, hits a baseball instead of someone who fights for our country I think is wrong. People in the military put their own life on the line just to help save us.

My petition is about food stamps and welfare. I am affected by this issue because some of the taxes that I pay go to people who collect food stamps and welfare. Some people deserve to collect food stamps and welfare but others don't.

I am an employee of an airline that fired 600 of their career employees at all of their stations with the exception of their hub. This seems to be the future at many American companies where the only concern is the bottom line with no honor or commitment to their employees and to the future well being of our country. This will result in the disappearance of the middle class and the income that has made our country prosperous.

Wisconsin's minimum wage law (Chapter 104) states that the minimum wage must provide a decent standard of living. Wisconsin's $7.25 hourly minimum wage is simply not a living wage. On September 24th, as part of the Raise Wisconsin campaign, 100 low-wage workers filed minimum wage complaints with Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, demonstrating the daily struggles that Wisconsin's minimum wage workers face. Less than two weeks later, the Walker Administration stated that they found "no reasonable cause" to raise the minimum wage. Well, we find no reasonable cause for Walker's reelection. If Walker won't give Wisconsin a raise, it's time to elect a Governor who will.