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Ban Trump's Harmful News ConferencesOur very lives depend on muzzling this individual. If Mr. Trump suddenly disappeared from all media, as he well should have long before this crisis, we might have a shot at our lives returning to some semblance of normalcy.55 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Allene Swienckowski
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Covid 19 and REAL student loan reliefThe problem with the federal student loan program is long-standing and well documented including massive complaints and many lawsuits against lenders. I will reiterate a few main problems: Many students, including myself, have been victims of aggressive and predatory lending practices that started in college and continue throughout loan repayment periods. The interest rate at 6.5% - set by congress - is much too high and contributes to borrowers' inability to pay down loan principals. The so-called benefits of various repayment plans is part of the scam that benefits lenders the most: they extend the life of loans while continuing to charge interest daily at 6.5%. In effect, these so-called benefits create a situation in which borrowers are making monthly payments that may not even cover the monthly interest on their loan. Subsequently, it is next to impossible to pay off the loan and any small principal payment that a borrower might eke out is not enough to substantially decrease the interest calculation; this assures lenders a steady stream of interest income with no end in sight. Many student loan borrowers cannot move on with their lives or fully participate in the economy because they are strapped with debt. I am an older, self-employed mental health counselor, losing earnings because of Covid 19, I - like most Americans - am concerned about my financial well-being. I should be planning for retirement, but having gone back to school in mid-life, I am concerned about my student loans instead. Interestingly, the repayment program in which I participate (IBR) contains a loan write-off provision if I die! Most of us would prefer help while we're still alive! Juts like 2008 when the economy almost crashed, I hear plans of incentives, and bailouts for large corporations. I realize, for example, that airlines are hard hit today, but what about the little person? Where are the breaks and bailouts for those of us who work hard in this country every day and who bought into the American dream by furthering our education and now find ourselves paying the highest price for it? We appeal to all branches of government to do their part to drastically and permanently cut student loan interest rates now! Thank you!18 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mona W
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Take Homes for EveryoneWith the virus going around it's very important to limit the contact of people as much as possible. The less people have to go to the clinic, the less chance there is of it spreading.48 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Vincent Gonzalez
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Hazard Pay for Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres EmployeesWe show up to work and do our jobs during this time, even though it puts us and our families at great risk of getting sick.16 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mallory McManus
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Mortgage/Rent and Utility ReliefThis is Very Important Because People (Homeowners/Renters) Are Being Laid Off From Their Jobs For An Indefinite Time And Could Lose Everything They Own! We As Americans Deserve The Right To Keep Our Homes And Have Water, Gas And Electric Utilities In Order To Survive And Thrive Through One Of The Worst Cases Of Distress In Our History!70 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Kathy North
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Trump Must Tell his Base the Pandemic is RealIt’s important because the only source of news to Trump’s supporters, especially his base, is his daily tweets. They still think the pandemic is a hoax because Trump tweeted it and played down its severity until this week. They demonstrate this across the nation by continuing to live their lives as usual20 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Gail Nicolls
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COVID-19 Emergency Rent and Debt ForgivenessAs a group, the working class of Alameda have been financially crippled by the critical and necessary measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though the federal or state government may eventually provide relief, the immediate conservation of our limited financial resources is necessary for our own and our family's health and well-being. Rentors, Leasors, banks and other relevant institutions can, as a class seek their own relief; the state and federal government is much more responsive and historically more likely to act on their behalf. We must protect our limited cash flow immediately.511 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Cecelia Spring
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COVID 19 Emergency Rent, Mortgage, Loan, Debt StayIt’s imperative we protect the well being of the American people, whether that be physically, mentally and/or financially in this time of crises. A lot of families have been disrupted financially due to this crises being left without jobs, transportations, baby sitters, etc. hence making it a financial burden to meet their monthly bill requirements which can lead to emotional/mental distress from the fear of losing homes and possessions, not being able provide proper health to their family members due to not of their own fault. I think we can all agree it is should be the priority of the American people to protect the American people in this unknown times. Only together can we prevent from this crises from causing more than necessary hardships to out brothers and sisters. Who will pay for this? As mentioned before we are not asking for a “forgiveness” but rather a law or guideline that protects us for the time being until all order can be restored to normal. And if necessary said financial institutions, lease holders, etc., can file for their own relief and be accommodated quicker as a corporation than a American as an individual.65 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jose Remigio
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#Covid19 - We need more Personal Protective EquipmentDuring the current Covid19 pandemic, health care providers need personal protective equipment (PPE)--gowns, surgical masks, and N95 masks--to properly and safely care for our patients. We are now facing a dire shortage of PPE, to the point that we are already **reusing masks**. If we do not take this seriously, we will see healthcare workers taken out of the fight by the virus and become patients themselves, compounding the problem twofold. As health care providers, we are perhaps at the highest risk of spreading this disease as we care for those who suffer from it. Ensuring an ample supply of PPE will mitigate this risk tremendously. We must act now to increase funding for PPE. Please join by adding your name to call for a dedicated Federal backing for the production of PPE.1,742 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by James Gaylor
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COVID-19 Emergency Rent and Debt ForgivenessAs a group, the working class of San Diego have been financially crippled by the critical and necessary measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though the federal or state government may eventually provide relief, the immediate conservation of our limited financial resources is necessary for our own and our family's health and well-being. Lessors, lenders, banks and other relevant institutions can, as a class, seek their own relief; the state and federal government is much more responsive and historically more likely to act on their behalf. We must protect our limited cash flow immediately.3,205 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Leomara Chavarria
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COVID-19 Emergency Rent and Debt Forgiveness - Condonación de renta y deuda - 사태의 렌트와 빚은 면제되어야 합니다As a group, the working class of California have been financially devastated by the critical and necessary measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though the federal government may eventually provide relief, the immediate conservation of our limited financial resources is necessary for our own and our family's health and well-being. Rentors, Leasors, banks and other relevant institutions can, as a class seek their own relief; the state and federal government is much more responsive and historically more likely to act on their behalf. We must protect our limited cash flow immediately. Como grupo, la clase trabajadora de California se ha visto devastada financieramente por las medidas críticas y necesarias implementadas para frenar la propagación de COVID-19. Aunque el gobierno federal eventualmente puede proporcionar alivio, la conservación inmediata de nuestros recursos financieros limitados es necesaria para la salud y el bienestar de nuestra familia y la nuestra. Los arrendatarios, arrendadores, bancos y otras instituciones relevantes pueden, como clase, buscar su propio alivio; El gobierno estatal y federal es mucho más receptivo e históricamente más propenso a actuar en su nombre. Debemos proteger nuestro flujo de caja limitado de inmediato. 이것이 왜 중요한 일 인지 아십니까? 우리는 COVID-19로 인한 필수불가결한 조치에 의해 경제적 활동이 불가피하게 중단된 LA의 노동자 단체입니다. 우리는 가족들의 안정된 생활을 위해, 제한된 경제적 자원 수급에 대한 즉각적인 대화가 필요함을 느낍니다. 우리의 제한적 경제 활동에 대한 보호조치가 즉각적으로 이루어져야 합니다.165,046 of 200,000 SignaturesCreated by Samson Lahti-Parsell
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Draft Senator Nina Turner for Bernie2020 VP running mateThis is after South Carolina and Super Tuesday. Dear Move On, This is a petition for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign and also a petition for Move On, and for Democracy For America. By June 2015 DFA and Move On had utilized reportedly over a million dollars to draft Elizabeth Warren, when suddenly the attention, the focus and the torch was passed to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent, who battled the most progressive battle for the Democratic nomination we have seen in decades came out swinging and rocked the party as no one has ever done, moving the party itself away from the center finally. The establishment did not see it coming and did not know what hit them. For the 2020 election, attention again shifted to Elizabeth Warren as it did in 2015. This time she would run, and awkwardly enough now against her progressive friend Bernie Sanders. The unfortunate end of Ms. Warren’s campaign caused a huge shift yet again, as Democracy for America shifted their support not to the Establishment candidate, but back to Senator Sanders, who has been fighting for us since 1963. And we Berners thank you immensely and immeasurably. DFA gets it. A large portion of the electorate does not. Now after South Carolina the most progressive candidate since FDR in 1932, 88 long years ago, he has hit opposition. The billionaires, the corporations, the hospitals, the CEOs, the banks, the health insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry have all rallied, joined forces, in a Stop Bernie coalition all against one single candidate who would finally break the cycle, and we welcome their hatred. All of the past candidate’s critiques of the oppositions's administration, candidate Joe Biden, have been left behind as they all join in collective show of unity together to stop the progressive movement as they do not understand our movement or the term democratic socialism confusing it with textbook socialism or even communism. An opposition always asking where Bernie is going to get the money after money suddenly is available to bail out the banks and the auto industry, then somehow there is money. The middle class is once again going to get nothing or worse, lose to another four years of Trump. If we shoot for Medicare For All, the worst that can happen is some public option bills in legislative negotiations and concessions. If we shoot for what the opposition is offering, the worst that can happen is nothing changes, and we get told that it is those damn Republicans again that would not let us get anything done. Enough. This time the middle class, the working class, should win. This petition is for you, Move On and we hope for DFA also. We are not asking for a million dollars necessarily. This is to ask you to once again step up for Bernie and help many of us draft a Draft Senator Nina Turner for his VP Running Mate. We can only pray DFA joins you. They have already endorsed him. The problem we have is the current delegate count and a pandemic that is keeping his strongest weapon, his army of door knockers including me, from getting out the vote and the perception being effectively pushed by the media that it is almost all over for Bernie Sanders. Bernie has stated before that it is ‘too early’. That was then and things have changed dynamically as they can in these things. We can no longer wait, we need a shockwave to go through the media and having the concept of the first African American VP, first woman VP and first African American woman VP, a progressive declaration that the other campaign cannot match, and should they, only look again like he is being a copycat and people will see right through it. She has been a long time supporter and co chair of his campaign, & will shut down any attempt at calling this some stunt. The time is now. Senator Nina Turner is the co chair of the Sanders campaign, a staunch and energetic advocate with a passion for Senator Sanders and has been for a long time, her name does not come out of a hat as some tactic, it comes out of not only the clear and evident support at his rallies and long standing friendship with Bernie, and her personality, her character, her way of framing the big picture with such electricity is like being taken to church, while her work for African Americans in her native Ohio and in Washington as a Senator is unquestionable and would bring so much to the campaign including more voters to reconsider the opposition ticket of back to the past. We need to flip this race back on the side of justice, and we believe the opposition campaign cannot compete with this, and any attempt to recreate it will look transparent and the voters will see any form of imitation as not flattery, and not the real thing and perhaps phony. The vision is the first African American VP in history, the first woman VP in history, the first African American woman VP in history. Now that is progressive. We would like to petition you and DFA to endorse drafting Senator Nina Turner or Ohio as the running mate of candidate for president of the United States, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. This is to create the most progressive ticket this country has ever witnessed and we would like this to be done before the Tuesday March 17th primaries and voters get the opportunity to vote for this ticket or the choice of the establishment and simply more of the same as we have been assured that candidate Joe Biden informed a gathering of wealthy donors not long ago and again nothing will fundamentally change for the middle class or the rich. We need this ticket now at this point in time, and we need you Move On and DFA, now to reach out to your members and organization as you have the unique place in history and time, and the ability and reach to help us with this. Together we can make history and pick up where FDR and MLK and RFK left off, the war on income inequality. Will you help us?24 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Alfonso Villasana