About The 99% deciding how to spend our tax money. It will require throwing Republicans OUT of Congress -to begin with, and then If that doesn't get the job done; begin throwing out any Democrats who don't Vote for what's best for the 99% and the country as a whole.

As a former SNAP (food stamps) recipient, along with a current activist against food insecurity, we are calling on Congress to make significant reforms to the 2013 Farm Bill by eliminating agricultural subsidies to successful agricultural corporations and by making crop insurance policies subject to means testing and payment limits. At the same time, we strongly urge Congress to pass the National Sustainable Agricultural Coalition’s amendment to the Farm Bill as well as the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. The amendment and bill would increase support for farmers who are growing organic and sustainably produced fruit, vegetables, meats, and other healthy foods for local and regional markets. It would also increase access to these healthy foods in underserved communities.

I am outraged by this . I have ben carrying debt after helping out family members in the recession. I am self employed in order for me to have work in the future I have had to go back and get a Masters degree at 58. I own a home these are all tipping point factors for mother's with children and single women that make already lesser wages then men.

The North Carolina legislature has included in its state budget a fee (tax, penalty) for hybrid and electric car owners. If this passes hybrid car owners will have to pay $50.00/year in addition to their registration fee while electric car owners would have to pay an additional $100.00/year.

This has enabled secret money to lobby and make advertisements to advance a political agenda on the right or left. This is the root cause of the IRS "scandal"

Illinois now has the lowest credit rating in the country due to the lack of action on pension reform. Springfield lacks the leadership and political will to get this state in order and become economically competitive again. In order to pressure them to solve the pension crisis, all Illinois legislators' salaries, benefits and other perks should be frozen until they come up with a solution.

The long term unemployed have become invisible in the US economy and seek to have our concerns addressed.

Please help start a petition to stop the furloughs. Wether you have a democrat or republican representing your district commit to voting for against the incumbant next election. If federal employees get furloughed congress will be looking for a new job after the next election.

Corporations and their political allies are trying to prevent the Senate from confirming President Obama's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board. Why? So that they won't have to worry about the laws that protect your rights at work, including your right to use Facebook, Twitter and other online forums on your own time to discuss things like unreasonable hours, a bad boss, or other workplace problems. You see, the National Labor Relations Board enforces the National Labor Relations Act, the law that protects the right of private sector workers to discuss their working conditions and try to make things better. The NLRB makes sure that workers get their jobs back if they have been illegally fired for airing their opinions of their employers on social networks. Republicans plan to stop the NLRB from enforcing the law by abusing the Senate rules and using silent filibusters to prevent confirmation of President Obama’s nominees. The Democratic majority has the power to close the loopholes in the Senate rules to stop these filibusters on qualified nominees. But they will only act if we demand action. Sign the petition to demand that the Senate take the necessary steps confirm all five members of the National Labor Relations Board.

Those with money, resources, and unlimited opportunity insists an increase of minimum wage would be disastrous to unskilled workers, and unemployment would increase. The bottom line is centered on reducing poverty and increasing standard of living; but failure is resulting due to power structure insistence on the effects of loss of profits or increase in expenses. The wealth gap has expanded in favor of the 'Haves', while the 'Have nots' were introduced to Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to curve Public Opinion and offset low income living wage.

Grand Coulee damn produces irrigation water and power to benefit a few rich farmers in the Columbia Basin who should pay more for both to help the financial condition in this country.

As the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) nears final implementation, large, low-wage employers are trying to exploit a loophole. Obamacare requires large companies to provide their workers with healthcare, but if those workers are paid so little that they qualify for Medicaid, taxpayers are stuck with the bill. Companies like Walmart are already cutting hours and eliminating benefits, so they can make taxpayers pick up the cost of healthcare for their employees. The solution: Assembly Bill 880 which would penalize companies like Walmart that have workers enrolled in Medi-Cal -- California's version of Medicaid -- instead of covering those workers themselves, as mandated by Obamacare.