Companies r not giving wage increase an i haven't had a wage increase in god nos when.

The foreclosure crisis continues to spread like a virus throughout our neighborhoods. Foreclosure sales, vacant homes, and blight have spillover effects that are impacting our entire community. Surrounding home values have plummeted resulting in an upside down housing market. Today, 20% of Coloradans are underwater on their mortgage – they owe more than their home is worth. They have collectively lost $9 billion in wealth. This loss of wealth means our families have less money to spend. The lack of middle-class purchasing power in this recession has been the trigger for our historic levels of unemployment and continued stagnant economy. The child poverty rate in Colorado has more than doubled since 2008. Additionally, the number of homeless children has risen 33% across the country since 2009 due to foreclosure crisis and the recession. We are not even halfway through this crisis. In 2010 lenders filed 3.8 million foreclosures and 5.7 million were at imminent risk. By the time the crisis subsides it is projected that between 10 and 13 million families will lose their homes. We know how this happened. We can blame this crisis on abusive mortgage issuers, abusive and predatory mortgage practices, ineffective government oversight, and rampant and complex securitization with little accountability. It is time to take action to stabilize the housing market and jump start the economy by preventing unnecessary foreclosures, by providing consumer protections and more integrity within a system that is currently biased towards the lender. Sign this Petition to tell your State Senators to protect Colorado homeowner rights: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/603C3674C9B9C54487257A8C00506EF3?Open&file=1249_01.pdf

This petition is being formed to change Illinois' current flat-tax rate of 5% to a progressive rate that will increase as an individual's income increases (at a marginal rate, like our federal taxes). In fact, Illinois has maintained a flat-tax rate at least as far back as 1969 when it was 2.5%. It has remained approximately this rate since that time until 2011, when it was raised from 3% to the current rate of 5%. How does this affect us as Illinois citizens? Our state is fast-approaching a crisis position where it may go bankrupt. Pension-funding is being blamed, but this is money that was never properly allocated to the pension funds. So, now the workers who rightly earned this money might not ever see it or only get a fraction thereof. Why not make the wealthy pay more? They alone have profited over the last four decades from increases in productivity and efficiency gained in the workplace. The poor and working-class remain poor or unable to maintain a decent standard of living. The wealthy can afford to pay more and should. This is their way of contributing to an economy that afforded them the ability to gain these riches in the first place.

no more cuts to education, health; education and health is very important for every body , why we should have to save money if we have not good health good schools take care of old people ; my heart break when i see on the street old people asking for help please for god sake be human member of the congress, senate and governor you never know your future if you want to save money start for yourself

The greedy state government in Honolulu is again trying to deprive us of our fair share of the visitor tax. This means higher taxes for all outer islanders if it passes.

I returned from selling art in New Orleans where, since the failure of the Levees, New Orleans has had this method of nurturing art and artists in their work and supporting collectors of art to participate in culture by connecting with and supporting local artists. It is good for tourism, world opinion of the city and it cultivates culture directly with very little bureaucratic handling.

I have been out of work for over a year now due to the fact that the company that I was working for closed down. I have two degrees and have applied for close to four hundred jobs. I also lost my home of thirteen years to foreclosure. I am also in the process of trying to clean up my credit. And in doing so; I am finding that employers are running credit checks to see if you are a good candidate for a job. My circumstances should not be the factor of whether or not I can do a job. It also brings down your beacon score every time someone pull up your credit. What I am trying to correct; they are adding to the problem and it should not be allowed. Finally, I know that I am a great employee!

Exempting the poor and elderly from sales tax when and if the proposed State income tax is abolished. No one should pay sales taxes on benefits or retirement income.

***This is the official petition of the Florida Arcade Association*** Amusement Arcades pay all necessary state and local taxes! They employ thousands throughout the state of Florida and generate a significant amount of tax revenue. The industry is blooming, but it could come to an abrupt halt if these bills pass as-is!

Florida's big corporations, and present Legislature's allies are bloated with the financial blood of those with less!

Stop cutting much needed government programs and services.

The economy of the states and nation needs help.