The good that universities do would simply not be possible without graduate students. Graduate students already face a huge financial burden--they survive on small stipends while teaching classes and assisting with research on top of their own studies. Often they're forced to take on extra jobs and/or debt to make it through. And yet they're a vital engine of our intellectual life. They deserve our respect, our thanks, and our protection. And if Congress makes graduate school impossible to pursue for the many, this country is going to lose out on a generation of thinkers.

The Paradise Papers leak has exposed the role of high-ranking Trump administration officials pushing the Republican Tax Bill, especially Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and other influential figures already benefiting from the use of offshore tax havens. The "Paradise Papers leaks further illustrate why we must not pass a tax bill that gives obscene profits to the ultra-wealthy global elite at the expense of the working class until a comprehensive investigation into conflicts of interest and corrupt dealings is complete. The expansive leaks show that the officials behind pushing the depraved Republican Tax Bill are at the core of the super-wealthy global elite who already hide their money in offshore accounts and tax havens. In the wealthiest country on earth, we the people demand congress investigate the Bermuda leak links to the big money behind the tax bill before they vote to give bigger breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas and then vote to cut access to healthcare, social security, medicare, Medicaid and other crucial programs paid for by working people.

I am a hard working baby boomer who is set to retire in 2027 and currently on Medicaid. I have worked hard most of my life and have had Medicare, FICA and Social Security taken out of my check all of these years. I do NOT WANT TO BE CHEATED OUT OF WHAT I HAVE WORKED FOR and I'm sure others like me feel the same!

We need to be fiscally responsible for a change. America needs to help those affected by natural disasters. We need to begin rebuilding our infrastructure. We need to insure all Americans have access to affordable health care. This cannot happen if we reduce taxes.

We are counting on the defined benefits we currently have to survive retirement. The proposed changes will cause thousands of KY teachers to retire early and will dissuade young people from choosing this honorable profession.

The right to have a great life should be everyone's pleasure.

The Republican tax plan would give trillions of dollars in tax giveaways to corporations and the top 1% by cutting trillions from Medicare, Medicaid, and other vital programs. Basically, it would benefit the superrich at the expense of everyone else. In 2018 alone, the richest 1% would receive $72,781,300,000 in tax breaks, if the proposed tax scam is passed. That's the equivalent of 12,635,642 health insurance premiums, 12,294,139 Pell Grants, or 689,968 infrastructure-related jobs in the United States. We—Ben and Jerry, the ice cream guys—were fortunate and made a whole bunch of money, and that's why we can say that slashing trillions from health care and education spending for regular Americans just to give people like us trillions more in tax breaks makes no sense. This tax scheme doesn't benefit everyone—it's designed to benefit guys like us (and those a lot richer than us)—and Trump. Because he'd be getting a tax break, too. (Can't say exactly how much of a tax break, since he won't show us his tax returns.) We have been vocal about wanting the government to reduce spending, especially on our military budget. But this latest Republican scheme doesn't address military spending, it just ravages essential programs to give rich folks more money. We need to oppose this plan completely—not one penny in tax giveaways to the top 1% and corporations and not one penny in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and education.

Outraged that there is even suggestion of taking away social Security benefits or Medicare Benefits

The Pawtucket taxpayers should have a say on this decision. We will be responsible for this stadium for decades to come, all others are having their voices heard but us. Sign the petition and help get this on the ballot

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would increase the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans. This added Republican debt would likely lead to savage cuts to Social Security and other programs. We say: Not one penny in tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Not one penny in cuts to Social Security and programs that people across the U.S. depend on.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate eliminates housing assistance for more than 1 million families. The budget would cut affordable housing and the Section 8 rental assistance program by $37 billion. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would eliminate Head Start services for 25,000 children by cutting the program by $3 billion over 10 years. These funds would go to massive tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.