Thousands of individuals, families and small businesses have been leaving New York City and New York State and continue to do so because of an out of control property tax, especially in NYC. In spite of the governor's recent 2 percent property tax cap, its enactment is voluntary on the part of local municipalities and in New York City the cap is completely exempt. Already high rents have skyrocketed as a result of the city's relentless increases in property tax which seems out of control. Whether you rent an apartment, or own property, or run a business you are affected by the property tax and if you are a NYC/NY State resident your longevity as a resident is at risk.

Stop the Sequestration its hurting everyone. Make the full Congress Do Their Jobs.

In the here and now, 8-15% of the American public remain in a state of unemployment, underemployment, foreclosues, shrinking revenue and now forloughs - while our politicians continue to rant on about cuts to save some mystical tomorrow. People are hurting and its time our elected officials share in the pain.

Congress has imposed sequestering across all of the Federal Government with one exclusion--their own salaries and expense accounts.

debt forgiveness for people acoss the board will instantly put money in people pocket will cause each state to grow from the bottom up. Its a win win for everyone.

As a nurse I am personally concerned about the safety and well being of the residents of NYC. Judge Garaufis' recent court decision is allowing unqualified individuals to be hired onto the FDNY.

We must learn to be American again, not the divided America which we are now. When someone loses their job they not only lose their job they become a burden our government, they lose their apartment, their home, they cannot pay their bills. It is a wonder why our political leaders think it is OK to cut spending and jobs it will only bring down our country, people and government.

It's clear, after the signing of the sequestration on Friday, that our representatives are simply not listening to us - the voting public. Let's make our voices heard and tell them that we will not stop speaking out until the sit down and compromise!

We must not accept austerity measures that affect people who have had nothing to do with the current crisis. Banks and financiers have acted in the most irresponsible manner for the sake of greed and it is they who should suffer austerity.

While employers' websites say that they can't respond to job applicants because they are getting too many resumes, employers claim that they can't find American workers and need to expand the H1-B program. With federal budget cuts, defense industry workers are being laid off in large numbers. Our returning veterans are getting training but are still jobless. Except in chemical engineering, half the women who graduate with a US engineering degree do not have a career in their fields. Age discrimination is rampant as interviewing teams feel threatened by their deep experience. We do not oppose foreign workers. It is simply a matter of survival for many Americans. Ask President Obama to veto Senate Bill 169 and put Americans back to work.

Sequester and random cuts. I am on a limited income and cuts will increase prices and further reduce my miniscule spending ability.

Citizens of this Great United States- -Unite!… ENOUGH! …IS ENOUGH…! Congress has Forsaken Our Democracy and Our Founding Father’s Directives…