As a landlord I deal with tenants all the time that work full time and still don't have the money to survive.

We need to become resilient and pro-active. A new economy, based on citizen/worker/community/consumer owned local initiatives that meet the needs of our people, localities and environment is a must if we ever hope to improve our lives.

Federal moms want more!!! The US is the only first world country without mandatory paid maternity leave for working mothers. It's a disgrace. The only option for Federal employee moms is to take unpaid leave through the Family Medical Leave Act or exhaust their accrued sick and annual leave. That's not healthy for new families and it's not how the government should treat its employees. Federal families deserve better! They serve our country everyday and for that they should have the right to take mandatory paid maternity leave. Federal employees should have six months of paid maternity and paternity leave to care for a child in the first year after birth! Sign this petition if you agree!

To all the members of federal and state government. working people are strugling to meet days end

The use of real estate taxes to fund schools is completely regressive It forces people to pay with no relationship to their ability to pay. This regressive tax pushes the elderly and persons of reduced income out of their homes. It makes the cost of home ownership much higher and thus deprives lower income families of the opportunity to own a home. It depresses the real estate market by raising the cost of ownership.

Connecticut has the highest cost of living in the nation. But while the rich recover and corporate profits rebound, ordinary families are struggling. It is unconscionable in a state as rich as ours to have so many people who can barely pay their rent and keep food on the table. President Obama has called for raising the minimum wage. So have all five of our state's US Representatives and both US Senators. Connecticut shouldn't let congressional gridlock stand in the way of a much needed raise for low wage workers in our state. It's time for Gov. Malloy to call for a minimum wage increase in Connecticut. Big low wage employers like WalMart, McDonald's and Target are making huge profits -- even more than before the recession. But if you work for the minimum wage, you keep falling further behind. Governor Dannel Malloy, you have a chance to lead. It is time to raise Connecticut's minimum wage.

Nobody who works hard at a full time job should have to struggle to survive. But that’s what minimum wage workers in Illinois have to do every day. At our minimum wage of just $8.25 an hour, a full time worker earns just $17,000 a year. That’s not nearly enough to survive anywhere in Illinois. President Obama has called on Congress to raise the country's minimum wage. It's a worthy goal, but John Boehner and House Republicans are standing in the way. Here in Illinois, we can't afford to wait for Republicans to change their minds. Illinois Democrats shouldn’t stand in the way of a much-needed minimum wage increase. House Speaker Michael Madigan should raise the state minimum wage – and tie that rate to inflation so that we don’t continue to leave our brothers and sisters behind as prices rise.

Helping organizations find the nescessary funding in art, education and jobs.

As a Union member, we have the right to bargain for fair wages and benefits. Republicans in PA are pushing Right To Work legislation aimed at weakening unions and their ability to bargain. Historically as union membership goes, so do wages.

The current minimum wage can’t support families. The federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, amounts to only $15,080 a year. That’s over $7,000 below the federal poverty line for a family of four. A minimum wage worker working 40 hours a week cannot afford a two bedroom apartment in any state in America. People who work for a living should be able to support their families and live off their wages.

Can anyone raise a family on $15,000 per year? $1,250 per month? Of course not. Meanwhile on Wall Street, corporate profits are way up and the stock market reached record highs. But Congress hasn't raised the minimum wage since 2007. President Obama called for a minimum wage hike, and Democrats in Congress want to raise it to $10.10 per hour. But John Boehner and Tea Party Republicans won't let the minimum wage bill see the light of day. Record profits while low wage workers can't support a family. That's just not fair. Here in Maryland, we don't need to wait for John Boehner to give low-wage workers a raise. State legislators in Annapolis are pushing to raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour and then index it to inflation. That way as the cost of living goes up, the minimum wage will keep pace. The bill faces stiff opposition from the usual suspects: Wal-Mart, McDonalds, and right-wing think tanks funded by the likes of Karl Rove. If they had their way there wouldn't even be a minimum wage! Sign the petition below to tell Governor O'Malley, Senate President Mike Miller, and Speaker of the House Mike Bush: Working families can't wait for Congress. It's time to step up and lead the way for working families. President Obama has called for increasing the minimum wage, but for 500,000 low-wage workers in Maryland, we need Governor O'Malley to show that he is willing to stand up to Wal-Mart and McDonalds and raise the minimum wage now.

Indiana Server minimum wage is only $2.13 an hour and has not changes on over a decade while regular minimum wage has risen many times. Although servers get tips that help to cover the balance, with the economy the way it is, many servers cannot meet today's financial demands. We must help our Indiana servers to be able to support themselves.