My petition is to take issue with Democratic talk about compromise, which involves both sides giving back something that they have gained. But the Republicans have gained everything--tax breaks, loopholes, lowering of rates for eight years, business benefits and then proceeded to use that money to make more money, resulting in the failures of 2008, which were predicated on greed and self-interest. We on the other hand did nothing but lose, we lost our houses; we lost our jobs; yet, we paid back their debts and now they say we should give more. But we have gained nothing over the last eight years, we've even lost our senior SS increases for two years. Why should we compromise when the other side got everything; moreover, in our case the benefits we earn we paid into. They are not "freebies" or gifts. And your perks were add-ons to your already swollen accounts; while what is being asked of us is our life's blood!....

I see too much power ( money ) concentrated in the hands of too few people, namely oil company CEOs. Our government is being subverted by very wealthy oil barons. Their only concern is profits.

Student loan debt is enormous and those with it can not even discharge it in bankruptcy. Student loan holders should be forgiven all their debts if they declare bankruptcy. It is not a fair system that penalizes those seeking education loans compared to those with other types of loans.

Please Give us what we voted for

Our Government wants us yo finance the upper class. By paying more than our fair share in all taxes, fed. state, property and sale related[ includes gas and utilities. Tell your congressional representatives we need equity.

This removal of the cap would help social security remain solvent by bringing in more money from those wealthy individuals who have reached the limits and no longer pay in to it. Surely those whose income is high enough that $110,000 is taken out for social security, they can afford to continue to have it taken out once they go beyond that figure.

Republicans in Michigan are pushing "right to work" legislation under the guise that it is about freedom of association. We should extend this concept to all associations. Therefore, it should also be voluntary to pay Michigan state taxes. The government should welcome this as it will allow them to better respond to the needs of their residents.

A MICHIGAN RESIDENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF OBTAINING OR CONTINUING RESIDENCE TO; PAY PROPERTY TAX, FEES, ASSESSMENTS, OR OTHER CHARGES OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND OR AMOUNT OR PROVIDE ANYTHING OF VALUE TO STATE REVENUES; REFRAIN OR RESIGN FROM MEMBERSHIP IN, VOLUNTARY AFFILIATION WITH, OR VOLUNTARY FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

right to form and join unions, without having to sign pledge cards and have to do it again after employer harassment , job termination and other anti union busting schemes. A pledge card needs to be signed once and that should be enough.

I am self employed and pay 15% of everything I make into Social Security and Medicare. I will have difficulty retiring at all if these vital programs are cut. I grew up in the military and worked for the military for a short time and have witnessed first hand how much waste of money occurs in this department of government. I've also read how the military budget has now doubled in size so that 40% of all military spending on the planet is done by the United States.

Currently, Americans pay Social Security payroll tax only on earnings below $110,100. That means that people with high income pay a much lower tax rate than those with low income. Eliminating the cap will greatly increase Social Security revenues, and allow it to continue much longer into the future. Republicans in Congress say that they will allow federal revenues to increase, not by increasing tax rates, but by eliminating loopholes. The cap is a loophole that has hobbled Social Security. It is inherently unfair. Let's eliminate it now!

The Flash Crash should be seen as a shot across our collective bow. High Speed Trading can go out of control within 10 minutes and 70% of our economy could evaporate, because of it. One of the more moderate suggestion is to place a SETEC on those and other trade transactions. If Wall Street created the economic mess should we not be talking about re-instating a SETET (Security Exchange Transaction Excise Tax) both on within company internal trades if money goes outside our boarders and external trades on all US exchanges. Which would be better for the market a bunch of new regulations to stop flash crashes caused by automated trading on the high speed system or a 1% to 6% SETET to make these high speed trades less lucrative and slowing the that traffic some. While producing income deficit reducing for the US Government. Shouldn't we turn to those who caused much of our deficit help pay down those deficits?