I am a struggling single father that has 50% custody of my son and I am required by the state to pay $240.00 a month in child support, while his mother sits with no job and collects cash-aid, SSI, food-stamps, and child support from two different fathers of her two sons. I do not think parents that have 50/50 custody should have to pay the other parent to be a half time mother or father.

Representative Scott Garrett wants to deny us the money we need to rebuild. Our president and our governor have said we need this money! Help me tell him, "Let's rebuild New Jersey."

Social Security should NOT be a Bargaining Chip in these Fiscal Cliff negotiations. It represents A LOT of Money and Republicans have NOT ONLY been Against SSI From The Beginning, they have Also been trying to Get That Money from Day One! SSI is a Separate Fund and has NOTHING To DO with The Spending OR Debt being stressed over. It Should NOT Be Included in the Fiscal Cliff Negotiations - Period!

People who have worked for many years and have found themselves unemployed have yet another hurdle to contend with as of December 29th when the unemployed in Illinois will learn that Congress has ended their rights to extended unemployment benefits.. It doesn't matter to Congress how long you've been in the workforce, that your families will suffer or that for many out of work, the EUCO8 is their only means for survival.. "If EUC benefits are re-authorized by Congress, IDES will notify unemployed exhaustees of any potential benefits" How dare people be subjected to such level of disregard ! This current federal law should be stopped in Illinois and worldwide. Please join us in Illinois to ask the President and Congress to put a stop to this deadline of unemployment denial occurring December 29th.

My petition is to request help from lawyers and law associations to help me fight a default that I got from the civil court in New York County for failing to show up on a court date, a few days after Hurricane Sandy. But I live in Zone B, and my place got flooded.

To show community interest in improved Internet service.

Bike sheds are a convenient way to keep bikes safe. New York City should install more of them.

When you work your whole life and pay into SS and Medicare and they are referred to as entitlements. Call it a Senior Retire Plan.

social security should be taxed dollar for dollar not stop at a low amount

We are committed Vashon cyclists: we love the island because it is so bike-friendly. This fall however, with the installation of rumble strips, multiple riders have had dangerous accidents, and some have been hospitalized(1). Cyclists and pedestrians should be a top priority in all King County as well as on Vashon, the rumble strips should be paved over and bike lanes should be added on the highway and on the roads around the schools. http://signon.org/sign/dow-constantine-bring Dow Constantine and King County need to hear our support for this loud and clear. Sadly, Vashon did not rank high enough on the recent WA D.O.T. Safe Routes to School project list to be eligible to receive funding for 2 reasons: 1. We do not have sufficient barriers between bike/pedestrian pathways and roadways. 2. We've had very few accidents (car vs. pedestrian or car vs. cyclist) compared to the other communities. The crazy thing is that Vashon was penalized for these things! However, as a result of the broad support shown for the Safe Routes to School project, King County DOT and Washington DOT have agreed to work together to forge a new and better plan for bike and pedestrian pathways in the vicinity of the Vashon schools. Will they follow through? They will if they see how many of us support this! We need everyone's help: can you pass this initiative on to your friends who support cycling, walking, hiking and running on our roads? http://signon.org/sign/dow-constantine-bring Thanks! Shane 1. source: www.bikevashon.org

Nothing has changed in the job market since Obama was re-elected. But since he was re-elected, it seems he doesn't care about all of the unemployed people still looking for work. He already received our votes, so it seems he doesn't feel the need to keep helping the unemployed. The federal extention for unemployment has been for 92 weeks. The extentions end on December 23, 2012. It should be the same for all unemployed people. I have been unemployed for 1 year and my benefits end on December 23, 2012. There are newly unemployed Americans that will get considerably less. We should all receive the same amount of weeks. 92 weeks like a lot of Americans have already received. This is unfair treatment. I have worked for 40 years and have paid into the unemployment program. I deserve to get what so many Americans have already be given.

I am tired of the Republicans taking away programs that aid ordinary middle class citizens and giving aid to weathy oil barons. The oil industry is doing quite fine. It is wrong plain and simple to take away aid to the most needy by cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while my tax dollars go to aid oil companies who are the least needy.