• Congress Should Pay
    Instead of cutting Social Security, how about they take the pay of the Congressmen. The people who receive Social Security worked their whole lives and they are fed up with all the talk about taking their only source of income.
    2 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Sean Culbertson
  • Increase Taxes on Firearms for State Social Programs
    I have started a petition on We the People via Whitehouse.org to increase already existing taxes on firearms and ammo to specifically raise funds for state safety, education, and mental health programs. We need 150 signatures for it to be published on Whitehouse.org's We the People site and then 25,000 in 30 days for the administration to review it. Link is here: http://wh.gov/nTrv
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Eduardo Wong
  • No Cuts to Medicare or Social Security
    Cuts to social security and Medicare will impact millions of retirees and disabled citizens like myself at a time when we have already given so much in the midst of this failing economy. We cannot afford more cuts to the programs we rely upon for our future retirement and health care. We paid in and we should be entitled to what was promised. Stop waste and abuse within these two programs and there will be no need to make cuts that will hurt everyone who depends upon the programs
    202 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Eadie Rowell
  • Don't cut my Social Security
    The future of the majority of Americans who have paid into and expected to receive back Social Security in the time of their life when they need it the most should not be compromised in order to give a tax break to the wealthiest Americans among us.
    623 of 800 Signatures
    Created by Dan Fontanesi
  • No Social Security Cuts!
    I live on Disability. In 2008, I lost half of my IRA; the little that is left is for a dire emergency. Social Security would not be in this situation if Goverment had kept its hands off of it. I would like one of the Senators or Congress members live for a week under my conditions. No cable, paint peeling off ceiling, windows need caulking, $10/mo allotted for gasoline, one meal a day; yes I am really living in the lap of luxury. Tell me what would you cut from my budget?
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Mary McNulty
  • Say "No" to Proposed Cuts in Social Security
    You may have heard that yesterday President Obama made an offer to Republican John Boehner to cut Social Security benefits and leave in place some of the Bush tax cuts for the top 2%. It is already difficult to make ends meet and provide for our daily needs. This is not the place to compromise. The good news is that many senators, including Senate Leader Harry Reid, have promised to oppose Social Security cuts in any deficit reduction package. If they hear from enough of their constituents, we can still get the Senate to reject this proposal and protect Social Security.
    320 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Sandy Ellis
  • Save our social security!
    I will be forced to give up my home if the cuts are enforced.
    146 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Phyllis Thomure
  • Retired Workers Need Their FULL Social Security Benefits
    Retired workers are on limited income, social security is the largest part for a vast majority of them. These people paid for and were promised these benefits long ago. They need these benefits to survive. Social Security does NOT make anyone well off, they barely get by now. These cuts must be stopped and the constant usage of this money by our government for other purposes must be stopped now.
    5 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Bruce Harris
  • Fiscal Cliff: No Cuts to the Poor or Elderly
    President Obama we elected you to save America not to compromise with big corporations and over-lobbied Republicans. Keep the promises that got you elected, it is a sacred trust not an arbitrary action to be diluted by compromises to the wealthiest sector.
    3 of 100 Signatures
    Created by John Bidleman
  • Social Security Is Not The Problem
    Social Security benefits have been reduced by 40% over the past 30 years. Every President has falsely claimed that it needs saving or it will go broke. Let's stop the lies right now. Social Security for people should be funded just like destructive wars, from the General Funds Account of the Treasury.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Robert Bostick
  • Cuts to Social Security
    Those on Social Security certainly do not need a cut in benefits. Many now have to make a choice between food and medication. Why do we take from the poor and elderly in our society and not tax the wealthy appropriately. This should not even be up for discussion and should be off the table for any type of discussion.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by F. Toohey
  • Opposition To Cuts In Social Security
    I oppose any cuts to Social Security. My family totally relies on this income that I have paid into for years. I am sixty four years old and cannot affort any cuts whatsoever.
    454 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Andrew Silberberg