• Stop Grant Co DHS From Abusing the Poor
    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
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    Created by Figen Guillot
  • Stop duping us! Social Security and Medicare are NOT entitlements.
    The dialog about Social Security and Medicare has been co-opted, and does not reflect the truth.
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    Created by Joey
  • People of Faith to Protect Social Programs
    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.
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    Created by James Padilla
  • Uncap Social Security Contributions
    The wealthy pay a declining % of their income to Social Security, while collecting maximum support. Fairness and Social Security's long term budget suggest that the Top Earners pay a Fair Share to the maintenance of the program.
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    Created by Ken Miller
  • WPA for the 21st century
    I think, what the country needs now is a WPA program for the 21st century. The WPA program in the 1930's provided jobs for unemployed writers, artist,editiors and research workers. In addition, to public works,almost every community in the United States had a new park, bridge or school constructed by the agency in the 1930's which is exactly what we need to fix the infrastructure. WPA- 21 would provide jobs for millions of Americans. It also should cover the country's transition to green technology (energy).
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    Created by Marie Decuir- Jackson
  • Seaport control
    The U. S. concress should put ALL United States seaports under United States of America federal government control. All monies for the use of these should go to the people of the Unioted States of America
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    Created by Walter
  • No cat food for seniors -- Don't cut Social Security
    Congress and President are making noises about cutting Social Security in the bogus name of changing the meaning of inflation. It would mean cat food for meany seniors. Don't let them do it!
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    Created by David J Lewis
  • Raleigh UDO! Urban Ag throughout the City!
    Ask the Raleigh City Council to take this progressive step to expand urban agriculture in the new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The Planning Department has made important progress on urban agriculture, but to create lasting change we need the above enabling legislation within the UDO. Urban agriculture builds soil, builds innovation, and builds our economy. Urban agriculture feeds people, improves public health, and strengthens our communities. Let the City Council know that you support farms and gardens throughout Raleigh, for Raleigh! This petition sponsored by the Raleigh Urban Ag Work Group.
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    Created by ErinSullivanWhite
  • Baby Boomer Pledge
    Republicans made a pledge to Grover Norquist to never raise taxes and are holding the country hostage. They want to raise the age for medicare to 67! As baby boomers, let's pledge to never vote republican again if they make any changes to medicare or social security.
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    Created by Mark Andrews
  • Pass S.2010 to repeal unfair reduction of Social Security benefits for teachers, police officers,...
    S.2010, the Social Security Fairness Act, will repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision (GPO/WEP). The GPO/WEP unfairly reduces the retirement benefits earned by public employees such as police officers, teachers, and firefighters. Public employees, like myself, are now suffering from lower benefits because of the unfair GPO/WEP provision.
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    Created by Connie McDonald
  • Take over properties with mortgages underwater for the sake of people whose homes went under water
    People on Staten Island displaced due to Superstorm Sandy have lost their homes and many still await FEMA trailers. Meanwhile, a lot of potential housing away from the flood zone goes unused due to underwater mortgages, legal issues, etc. My petition is to ask the government to take over such properties by means of eminent domain, rehabilitate them as necessary, and use them to house people who need new homes due to the storm. The issue is now so massive it goes beyond economics and affects the social order.
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    Created by Laura Brose
  • worked over 50 yrs for my social security check
    as a 65 yr old female nurse who has spent my life taking care of you , your's, the people you could have or should have helped take care of , i would like you to explain ( America), why so many females , including myself now live in poverty . I would like you to explain why things are still improving mostly for white rich men and tell me just who you expect to take care of you if all of these female nurses, teachers, housekeepers, cooks, etc. dont .
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    Created by shan chaney