It seems convicted felons or people with not so stellar records have been forgotten. They are competing in the job market with scholars and college grads. Can someone please start a second chance program in each state for people who are trying to bounce back. They have made mistakes but they should not be thrown away and never forgiven.

social security and medicare are programs that we working citizens have paid into through our wages over the years of employment... entitlements are what congress has given away freely to corporations... if congress cannot understand the difference...then congress needs to resign their positions..and hold new elections...

These are not "entitlements"! They are earned benefits. Curtailing them would harm the middle class in our country for the benefit of the 1%! I am dependent on Social Security and Medicare to protect me from povery!

BEST INTEREST clause left up to judges is unlawful bias according to the needs of his County, State,United Nations. In our county courts , people involved with the agency Social Service are presently losing their children two-fold to a corrupt court system . Biased judges with an agenda to increase adoptions in their states by half a percent a year or not get funding. They feed on the poor to meet this agenda. The"Best Interest" clause should not be left up to judges and guardian ad litem. The "It takes a Village : has forgotten the biological family and their blood relatives to help. The Village is making money off the poor families.Adopting out children ,putting them in shelters, and the parents left homeless with child support payments or face jail. Lets stop this abuse. Abolish the Reunification of the Family and its best interest clause.

In today's economy we continue to hemmorage manufacturing jobs because of our flawed tax and trade policies. We must change these policies to make manufacturing products in the United States more attractive than manufacturing overseas or our economy will never get better in any substantive way for workers.

I'm in the East Village. The December 4th date to restore landlines to those of us whose phones were knocked out by Hurricane Sandy has been moved to December 21st. I'm still reachable, because I have Verizon Wireless service. Many elders (and others) do NOT have mobile phones.

I work for the USPS and cutting Delivery Days will Cost 1000's of Jobs and Will be More Work for less pay for those who don't lose their jobs. The excuse that the internet has ruined the USPS is partially true with mail volume but Parcels, Magazines , Meds, Etc have all increased. The USPS wouldn't be in the Red if it wasn't for Congress in 2006 Passed a Mandate to Pre Fund FUTURE Employees Retiree Benefits for the next 75 yrs at $5.5 Billion a yr for 10 years.

According to the National Motorists Association, "Cities and for-profit camera companies maximize revenue by setting yellow-light times that are too short...it jeopardizes motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian safety...It is not surprising that Chicago is able to generate annual red-light camera ticket revenue in excess of $70 million by setting its yellow lights at deficient 3.0 second intervals." Chicago has set all of its yellow lights to 3 seconds, even at intersections where traffic is moving at over 40 mph. The NMA cited one study that found just one additional second of yellow time can reduce the number of collisions in an intersection by 40 percent. For example, the New Jersey legistature has implemented the safer yellow-light formula delineated in the "PETITION STATEMENT."

The port authority should open its books for regular outside auditors to look at .we should hold down the price of tolls because the prices the trucks are paying is being passes down to consumers thousands of cars pass over these bridges.

Grant Co DHS took my two children based on false, unverified allegations, and admitted they did not perform an investigation, competent or otherwise. While my children were in their custody, I was coerced into actions against my will by threats from the case worker that I would never get my children back if I didn't. My son was assaulted and exposed to acts that would have brought criminal charges against me if it ocurred in my home. My disabled daughter continues to have nightmares of when she almost drowned. I have learned of two other families with similiar, recent abuses by this department

The dialog about Social Security and Medicare has been co-opted, and does not reflect the truth.

It is truly shameful that numerous congresspeople and senators do not have their priorities straight. They continually vote for the interest of the obscenely wealthy and do not promote the general welfare like it mandates in our US Constitution. Let's call them and pray for them so they might remember as Jesus said, "When you refused to help the least of these, my brothers (and sisters), you were refusing to help me." Matthew 25:45.