There is a big debate on who will get a tax break and who will loose their deductions and who will get an increase in tax. You & me will only loose. No tax break, less deductions and bigger taxes. The fed needs a lot of pressure to pass this because their cronnies won't like it. They want their deals in the tax code. We can win with the Fair Tax.

Remember 1996 when things were going good and we had a balanced budget and paying down the national debt for the first time in many, many years? Let's go back to those days. This will bring some hardship on many people, but I think Americans are strong will back this if it will get our country on the right track again. It will improve everyone's lives in the long run.

Stand strong President Obama. We got your back. Let the Bush era tax cuts for the rich expire.

My group of friends that recently graduated from college last year are currently unemployed. This results in them unable to pay off their student loans. It is required for students to start paying back their loans six months after graduation. If a student cannot pay back their loan it hurts their credit score. A bad credit score then can have a negative effect on finding a job in this already horrible economy. Six months is not enough time with the economic situation. Students should be given a grace period of 24 months to get on their feet.

With a super-majority of Democrats in Sacramento, the legislature and governor can either fix the revenue side of the state budget now, or it will never happen in our life time.

WE SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS LAW "WORK AT WILL" IN GA, BECAUSE AND EMPLOYER CAN FIRE YOU FOR ANY REASON. I WAS PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY THIS LAW, AND HAD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO PROVE THAT MY EMPLOYER DISCRIMINATED AGAINIST ME BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN AND MY AGE. My petition is about removing this unfair doctrine/law ". This is why I am drawing up this petition to help the people of GA to say enough is a enough, you don't have to go to work feeling uneasy anymore, stand up for your RIGHT'S!!.

Whereas the Republican party believes in the free market - and yet has to prove it, We the People Demand that the government shall no longer subsidize corporate America oil and banking for an example which are more profitable than ever, but make it that they put their money in US, and pay their taxes to the full extent just like everybody else.

At long last, after 23 yrs I have now repaid, to Sallie Mae, the total amount of my student loans I originally borrowed and more. The remaining loan balance I am now paying is the capitalized interest that was added to my balance because of my many long years of financial hardship due to the low salary levels of my profession in higher education (librarian). My loans dont qualify for ANY forgiveness programs - nothing related to teaching in public institutions, or , any forgiveness programs put in place by President Obama because in part they are very old loans, combination of private and federal loans consolidated, and librarians in higher education do not meet criteria for those forgiveness programs targeted to education, and whatever reason...I just think this is wrong - I have repaid every penny of my original loan balance and more at this point. I think that this remaining balance that is created by capitalized interest because of financial hardship/forbearance should be forgiven. I feel like I am paying for the forgiveness programs the President put in place over the past year or so - I have repaid my loans to Sallie Mae. It is not right that there are people like me still struggling to repay our loans after decades and we cant get any assistance - how many others are in my position? What do you think? Sonja

Under Randy Stephenson's leadership, The American Telephone and Telegraph company known as AT&T has been decimating its technical workforce while hiring for jobs out of the country. Shouldn't American customers be able to speak to their own countrymen that they can relate to and understand? AT&T gambled 4 billion dollars due to poor decision making by Randy. Why should American workers and customers pay the price, Isn't it time for a multi billion dollar company getting massive tax breaks start investing back into the American economy?

Underwater homes are the "forgotten" piece of the housing debacle in Maryland and in this country. Lost equity, inability to sell the property, and paying on a mortgage that is basically worthless. It's time Congress addressed this issue.

Get the money out of politics; this will clean corruption out of our government.

The Mormon Church, among others, own enormous amounts of valuable real estate, pay no tax, and use the commons like any other tax-paying businesses. They've taken a stand on issues affecting women's health and equal rights for all Americans regardless of their sexual orientation. If they continue to preach political ideology from their tax-free organizations, it's time for them to pay to play, like the rest of us.