im starting this petition to keep the government from stopping the mortgage interest deduction . they will remove incentive to purchase a home , slowing the housing market , prices will drop again , the ecomomy will falter and go into resession. only investors will be buying houses to rent out , since so many people will be renting , the supply and demand will cause rent prices to spike. the rich get richer again . please sign if you like your deduction . personally i will lose about a 10,000.00 deduction per year for my home and my rental property . instead of a refund i will be owing more taxes at the end of the year . seems like they are continuously taking from the responsible hard working people to give to the ones that arent .

Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS) is my mortgage servicier. As a major servicer for a now-defunct mortgage company [FIrst Franklin] I have been denied several times for some type of mortgage modification. I know that SPS had people on their payroll that were part and parcel of the robo-signing that was occurring. My major concern is [despite several inquiries] I have been told that I cannot know the name of the bank that presently holds my mortgage (despite it being part of one of the mbe's). We just want to STAY IN OUR HOMES. Banks have the power to reduce mortgages and modify.

Congress needs to extend federal emergency unemployment benefits before they expire in December. There are more than 2 million Americans, who like me, cannot find a job, have expensive bills to pay, and we are still struggling to make ends meet.

This is a petition to save Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security for all Seniors and others who expect to be covered by these protections in old-age against their being compromised, privatized, or otherwise changed in some fundamental way that could affect years of coverage, amount of coverage, and protections offered therein.

Entergy customers are still paying for damages after Katrina, and Rita. It is time to stop paying for past hurricane damages. Entergy is the only utility company doing this to there customers that I know of.

In June 2012, an elderly veteran's widow and dear friend of mine, Carol and I (I am also disabled and the wife of a disabled veteran) applied for the federal government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Finally after 6 months of calling every week, completing necessary forms, and faxing countless documents to BofA, we finally received tentative approval. BofA's offer was only a 1.1% interest rate reduction on our current mortgage loan, down to 4.75%. (We had bought our home together in 2006, put 20% down, and are paying 5.875% on the balance.) Presently our home's value has dropped by over $130K. And like so many others customers who bought houses at the wrong time/place, we now owe much more than it is worth. Our handicaps also make it extremely difficult to sell or move. So even though we have been loyal customers of BofA for over twenty years; have never been LATE on any of our payments; and both have excellent credit records; this is ALL BofA was willing to do to help us. To make a bad situation worse, when we asked the bank (by phone & in writing) to please recalculate our combined income before our trial period starts, due to an unforeseeable decrease in our income, the bank's representative said, "NO. Once an offer has been made - you can either take it, or leave it; but if you DO NOT accept it, WE (the bank) will NOT make you any other offers in the future, even if you decide to reapply with your presently reduced income." "WOW! Really?" I asked. I don't think this is how the federal program is suppose to work. So I called his supervisor, who never called me back after 3 messages left. And then I contacted his supervisor's supervisor, who also ignored my messages. So yesterday I called the federal HA HELP hotline. The representative there said since our loan is a conventional one (neither Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae), BofA CAN do this and there is NOTHING the government can do to help us. "Really?" And now Carol & I have discovered, if we do accept BofA's DEAL(?), it will wreck both our credit records because it forces customers to go late (by their only paying the lower payment amount) for three consecutive months during the trial period. THIS IS SO UNFAIR! We've heard BofA is too big to fight, but do you remember David & Goliath? We think 'the pen is mightier than the sword!' Please help us fight Goliath by informing others and by asking your friends and family members to sign this petition. And lastly, if you're a customer of Bank of America, be cautious.

Pressure house republicans to work with the president to move the country forward. The fiscal cliff is a made up crisis and we should petition the house to stop playing politics and do the work of the people.

Extend excused time for city employees for Monday, 10/29/12 & Tuesday, 10/30/12. Due to citywide suspension of all subways, buses & commuter rails, as well as roads, bridges & tunnels.

Extend excused time for city employees for Monday, 10/29/12 & Tuesday, 10/30/12. Due to citywide suspension of all subways, buses & commuter rails, as well as roads, bridges & tunnels.

I feel that we should dock legislators every day they fail to pass a budget on time.The concern is our fiscal cliff. We don't have time to play with argument between the parties we need urgent reform now. Why must we be played with because of egos that don't agree that's not acceptable. Expand presidential power to reorganize or eliminate redundant parts of the federal government. Allow members the ability, if the majority is there to anonymously override a leader or committee chairs to bring a bill to the floor. The names would be made public after the bill passes.

As I near teacher retirement I find that even though my husband earned the main income in our home, I would not be entitled to a survivor benefit on his social security. If I had not worked or had worked in the private sector I would recieve this. Working as a teacher in Maine should not penalize us. Had I understood this when I first began teaching I may not have gone into this profession. The spousal benefit reduction is called the “government pension offset” and the reduction in benefits for other work is called the “windfall elimination provision.” http://www.onlinesentinel.com/opinion/columnists/teachers-retirement-years-not-so-golden_2012-10-04.html

Tell Congress to extend Middle Class Tax Cuts for 98% of Americans and 97% of Small Businesses. Tell Congress its time that the wealthy pay thier fare share and not to hold the economy and the middle class hostage by seeking additional tax cuts for families and businesses earning $250,000 or more per year.