Student loan debt is crushing students like never before and as a result, graduates are unable to afford a decent lifestyle of even just the basics. Given the fact that education is fundamental belief and value in this country as well as the bedrock to the success of the economy, if students are required shoulder the burden of debt, it should at least be an interest free loan.

Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman have a chance to support the Bring Jobs Home Act (S. 2884), which would eliminate the tax incentives that outsourcing companies get when they ship jobs overseas and reward companies that bring jobs back.

We need to send House GOP packing so that President Obama can do the work that "we, the people" sent him to DC to do. In their goal to make him a one-term president, they have made a bigger mess of an already dysfunctional branch of Congress.

We believe that the Agreement prepared in secrecy and made ready for approval by the participating Nations--and designed to provide them with an unfair advantage in manufacturing and jobs and the benefits of trade-- should be revoked for the following reasons. It was done in total secrecy; the only ones told about it were the participating nations and certain American businessmen who stood to gain; not the citizenry, mind you.. It smacks of NAFTA. It would shift more jobs off-shore. And make disputes subject to settlement by private businessmen who's decision is final. Cases pending or resolved under NAFTA did not work out for this country; and they involved major fines paid for by US taxpayer funds without the option of defending ourselves or our positions in the law suits. We've seen what happens when Democracy is short changed in this way and the American people do not have a voice in policy; moreover, the economic benefits will serve the big, successful companies, they will not benefit the poor, or the middle class.

My petition is about reinstating a law passed in 1933 that prevented investment banks and commercial banks from merging. When this law was in place from 1933 to 1999 our country had many years of economic growth and prosperity.

ROMNEY = NO JOBS!!!

I am concerned that if this rate increase proposal is approved, many more families in Idaho, on a fixed income, or a limited income, will not be able to pay their utility bills. As it is MY family struggles to keep on top of our bill. In fact, this past winter, my husband wasn't working, and our bill got up to over $700, and we had to seek assistance from charities, and other organizations, to avoid being turned off!

Raising the mininum wage to $8.50

Bain Capital owns Sensata Technologies, which bought the plant where I work in Freeport, Illinois two years ago. Now, Bain is shipping our jobs to China. Mitt Romney was at the helm of Bain Capital while it owned companies that, according to the Washington Post, "were pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States." Mitt Romney bears responsibility for starting the practice and should now play a role in helping to end it. I didn’t find out that Sensata was owned by Bain until recently, right before Mitt Romney came through our area on the “Every Town Counts” bus tour promising to create new jobs. We don’t need new jobs, we just need Romney to keep our jobs here in the U.S. I tried to tell him that while he was campaigning in Janesville, Wisconsin—just 55 miles away. But unfortunately, he didn’t want to listen. So now we need your help to get his attention. Please sign our petition to tell Mitt Romney that he needs to stop talking about creating jobs and actually do something to save ours. I don’t know what I’m going to do if I lose my job. My company used to offer a full year of severance pay, but that was cut to six months. It’s all about money for Bain and Romney, but for us, it’s about how we make a living and feed our families. What I do know is that I’m not alone. There’s 165 of us getting laid off just in my plant. And millions of other workers who have been laid off—or will be laid off—unless Romney and other businessmen stop shipping jobs overseas and start creating jobs in America. It’s us now, and it might be you or your family next. So please sign this petition for us, for yourself, and for and all the hardworking people you love and care about. It’s time that Romney stopped making empty promises about creating jobs and started saving jobs that are being shipped outside the country.

Why do we continue to use change which has no value. Who wants to carry pennys in their pockets? Lets get rid of pennys and nickles, at least. Would probably save a ton of govt. money, and perhaps make dollar coins more popular?

On 9/11, all 4 planes were bound for California. Afterwards, California fabricated special vehicle tags say "We will never forget." The funds were supposed to be used for scholarships for children and spouses of those who died in the tragedy. Seems like California forgot to tell everyone and even denied some who appeared to qualify. Instead, they used the money to plug holes in their budget. If our government tells us they are taxing us or raising funds for a specific purpose, then that money should be used for no other purpose. Social Security is another example. Congress views it as just another tax to be used to satisfy their latest whim. And as far as political contributions, corporations are treated as people. Sorry, a corporation is not a person and being treated as such means they can buy the legislation they want. Now is the time for change.

All this talk of Obama spending obscures the fact that Congress taxes and Congress spends The President can not tax and he can spend only what is authorized by Congress. So if anyone is taxing and spending it is Congress, not the President!