• Save Medicare soo easily!
    Why are contributions limited to ONLY the first $110,000. of earnings? All my life (61 years of working) (and since the inception of Medicare of course) 100 percent of my earnings were subject to Medicare contributions. My school teacher daughter's TOTAL earnings are subject to Medicare contributions! Why doesn't anyone exposé this very large tax loophole limited to the rich?
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    Created by H Roberts
  • Make Mega-Companies Pay Taxes!
    About 30 of the top Fortune 500 companies not only pay NO taxes, but they receive government subsidies. This includes companies like AT&T, Verizon, GE, etc. Others pay taxes, but tiny percentages, like Fed Ex, which pays a .09% rate. Their earnings are so astronomical that even if they paid a low rate, we would not have a deficit for long. Middle class people are carrying the tax burden for not only the poor, but often for the rich as well, and this is not right!
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    Created by Laura Vines
  • Fix Social Security
    Social Security is solvent until 2038. But there are four things we can do to make it better:
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    Created by L J Furman
  • Reduce government spending; stop all corporate subsidies.
    Reducing or preferably eliminating all corporate subsidies, beginning with the oil companies, is a better alternative to reduce the US Government spending deficit than reducing or eliminating benefits for Social Security , Medicare, Medicaid and other safety met than benefits the poor and middle class.
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    Created by vytas gedutis
  • LULA GILLIAM
    Atlanta City Council just increased their salary by 52%! Given the economy and the fact that many workers in Atlanta have lost their jobs, I think this is an insensitive slap in the face, not deserved and should be revoked.
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    Created by LULA GILLIAM
  • Congress, vote yourself a pay cut!
    The current salary (2013) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year. For all its rhetoric, the US congress has done an exceedingly poor job dealing with the federal defecit and mounting national debt. As a symbol of its commitment to solve these problems, congress should give itself a 75 percent pay cut, to $43,500 per year. When the federal budget becomes balanced and the defecit is near zero, it can restore its pay.
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    Created by Eldewins Haynes
  • Cut Spending Cut Congress Pay
    Congress lacks common sense to do whats right for the nation. They need to be held accountable to those who elected them. This can be accomplished by punishing them through their paycheck . Let the first budget cut be their pay for poor performance. Make a difference today, let your voice be heard.
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    Created by Sue
  • Savings Bonds to Reduce the National Debt
    Congress is unwilling to solve the national debt problem; consequently, the citizens of the United States must act to force Congress to address the issue.
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    Created by Mitchell Muskin
  • Hiring Veterans and helpers to repair HUD abandoned property to create healthy sustainable commun...
    My friends daughter was attacked and found murdered and raped in one of HUD's abandoned properties in Chicago along with 3 other young women. The incident shocked the communmity.
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    Created by rashidah ali
  • Replace all taxes with just an adjustable sales tax to provide the services to those paying the tax.
    The Income Tax has been taking us down the wrong road
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    Created by Don Zwiers
  • Unfair unemployment Rights
    It's unfortunate that there are no extensions in place for individuals like myself whose 4th tier was dropped. If extensions are in place, why aren't there any extensions for people who lost their 4th tier as part of this Fiscal Cliff deal?
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    Created by Tina Woodrit
  • Mitch McConnell: Propose the SPECIFIC cuts you want.
    Mitch McConnell demands deep budget cuts, AND he wants President Obama to take all the heat. That's not leadership. That's being wimpy. McConnell can start the budget cuts debate today by proposing the SPECIFIC cuts he wants. It's simple. He could do it this afternoon. Tell Mitch McConnell if he wants the cuts, HE needs to spell them out.
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    Created by Progress Kentucky