Our weather and natural disasters make us vulnerable to loss of life, simply because we did not require green technology in in building codes. The cost of not having power is well documented and loss of life due to lack of electricity is immeasurable. How many seniors die during the coldest and hottest months because they could not run a fan or a safe radient heater? I propose Greening building codes to require all new construction include enough green technology, such that the benefit/savings account for 25% of the estimated standard requirement for the building, to include both commercial and residential. The requirement for Hospitals, in-patient facilities, assisted living facilities, and the like, should require that 50% minimum of energy requirements be met with off the grid technology.

The nations low income families who have children in single parent homes are forced to consider having their children go to work to contribute to the household expenses instead of finishing school so that they can become self sufficient and move out on their own to take care of themselves and becoming productive citizens. We need to petition the Government to allow for college students passing their classess to have a stable home that is not going under to take care of their children housing, meals and transporation costs.

"Fixing" Social Security. This would fix Social Security essentially forever. It would cost the worker an extra forty cents per week each year. But avoid benefit cuts, increases in retirement age, turning SS into welfare by "taxing the rich." And shut up the Liars about Social Security creating "huge deficits." For more details write [email protected]

While the Congress establishes the rules and uses the funds contributed to Social Security, they should be required to be enrolled as well. Congressional free-for-life retirement plans should be abolished.

low income and impoverished people have no leadership that is showing them concrete things that they can do today to increase the quality of life, decrease homeownerships rising cost, increase real world education and financial literacy, and build generational wealth and employment

low income and impoverished people have no leadership that is showing them concrete things that they can do today to increase the quality of life, decrease homeownerships rising cost, increase real world education and financial literacy, and build generational wealth and employment

Mayor Gray just released his proposed budget for 2013. Instead of raising revenue from the 1%, the Mayor has decided to go ahead with a cut of $7,000,000 in funding to homeless shelters and transitional housing. Source: http://budget.dc.gov/budget-overview (Slide 29)

As a SENIOR I would like to contribute back into the Social Security Trust with a GIFT. Every April on TAX day, I w=ould to send a separate check to the TRUST. There are approximately 50 million Seniors and 50 million babyboomers that could leave a yearly GIFT to their children and grandchildren.

Stopping the development corporation of Abilene, Texas from using anymore of our tax money, and putting the remaining balance in to street repair in Abilene.

Tempe officials are considering larger buses to replace the orbit bus! These buses are big, noisy and quite frankly stink!

Mark Driscoll is a pastor and bestselling author with troubling views on gender roles and sexuality. We in the theraputic community are concerned about the number of people we have seen who have been negatively affected as a result of Mr. Driscoll's teachings.

As an ex-truck driver I used to drive the interstate highways of this great land. With the need to move in a green direction I think we should utilize the U.S. Interstate System to generate electricity. There is a lot of unused space between the lanes moving north and south, and east and west, and since the interstate system is set up as a grid it would seem useful to create an intiative to make use of the space. Since the costs of solar has been dropping it will make way for plans to do some good for all. Power stations can be set up for electric cars, build the infrastructure we need, and we can harness the power of the sun and use less fossil fuels. I think with the support of the government and useful support of taxpayer money it can help us all be progressive in moving forward. Please share this with your friends and family on facebook, twitter, and or by email. Thanks for signning and spreading the message.