• "No Cherry Picking Sequestration!"
    It allows Congress to continue to avoid working on a budget. The problem with the Air Traffic Controllers is part of that pain the country is suppose to feel from SEQUESTRATION. That pain is what is suppose to get Congress to act! Smoothing over the parts that effect Business, doesn't fix the areas that effect the PEOPLE. By approving the Bill, the President signs away any leverage he has over Congress on the Budget issue.
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    Created by Daniel Grant
  • Mayor Emanuel; Taxi drivers deserve a fare increase now.
    Chicago taxi drivers have not had fare increase since 2006, and Chicago ranks 125th lowest cab fare of all U.S. cities and 27th of large cities. Since 2005, the cost of living has increased by 19.1% and lease rates for taxicab have increased 20 - 36% and gas prices have increased 60%. Taxi drivers work an average of 13.1 hours per day for less than $5.00 per hour. The United Taxidrivers Community Council (UTCC) calls for 22% increase in fares that would bring Chicago into the top ten taxi fares for large cities.
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    Created by fayez khozindar
  • Real Salaries for Waitresses and Waiters
    Stop subsidizing establishements who do not pay real salaries to their waitresses and waiters but depend on cutormers tipping them. Why should we subsidize restaurants when it is their responsibility to pay a fair day wage to their employees including benefits? The clients responsibility is to pay for the meal and not the service. We don't tip nurses, bus drivers, drycleaners, grocery clerks because they receive salaries from their employers.
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    Created by Raymond Hoche-Mong
  • Government Out-of-Control Spending
    If those in power would just get along and try to figure this out the government could do what us normal people have had to do in these past years. Cut a little here and there until we all do our best to live within our means. Why should the government spend like there is no tomorrow? We can't!
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    Created by Marcy Crossman
  • Credit Report
    I think that I was discriminated against by a employer because of my credit score. I have lost my job and my credit score has suffered because I could only afford to pay for the necessities. I was more that qualified for the position but was not hired. On the application, it was stated that they do credit check.
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    Created by Joe
  • Tax Reform
    The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) requires significant requests to consider addressing the issue of tax reform Reference Fortune April 29th issue, page 57.
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    Created by Stephen Barr
  • thomas wood
    take a cut
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    Created by woodie
  • First Money in a Budget Crisis comes from Congress
    Congress has let the Budget hang for too long. Let Them pay for their stupidity. Before general department cuts, Congress' salary and privileges will be completely cut. Privileges are for Performance of duties and the income is token from the days when budgeting the government's expenditures was the job of Volunteers for a few years, rather than the reason for being a legislator.
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    Created by Alexis Mirsky
  • .75 cent tax on Flu Vaccine
    The full congress is preparing to pass a bill that will put an extra .75 cent sales tax on flu shots this will raise about 100,000.000 in new revenue.this again will pass a new tax onto the low wage earners in this country. Granted it is not a lot but they continue to 5-10 the people who can least afford it.
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    Created by Lee Rigney
  • Elected Democrats Need to Stand Up Now!
    Several times recently, including this past week, elected democrats allowed republicans to call the shots in the Senate. We cannot continue to support elected officials who turn their backs on the poor and disenfranchised to accommodate those of us with means....such as allowing the sequester to be lifted to prevent inconvenience to those who fly while poor little children go to school hungry or are not allowed to go at all...due to squester cutbacks.
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    Created by Carol Monteith
  • "Increase minimum wage"
    Minimum wage needs to increase, we live in the richest nation and many of us our living paycheck to paycheck. The politicians that we vote into office are against an increase in the minimum wage requirement. Our hard earned tax dollars that our government take out of our paycheck insure that the politicians we have elected earns more than minimum wage. But their against hard working Americans doesn't have to struggle with paying bills and getting out of dept.
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    Created by Kelli Basey
  • Correct income inequality in 10 years
    My petition wants the president to lead in his second term and the senate and congress to formulate a plan to return the wealth distribution pie back to the great 1950's. It is about increasing wages and passing laws that give working people a fair share of America's wealth. Correcting income inequality is crucial to a true democratic society.
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    Created by Thelma Pickett