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Gov. ScottYou have signed a bill that closed all the Arcades in Florida this put 18000 people out of work and possibly on unemployment, he did not help the working class or the employers, also the senior citizens that enjoyed their happy moments with their friends at these arcades. What was he thinking helping the Casinos and his crowneys in Talahasee,3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by WALTER P STEELE
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Give students the same loan rates we give big banksOn July 1, 2013 any college student taking out a new, federally subsidized student loan will pay an interest rate of 6.8%; that is double the 3.4% interest rate students now pay and more than 9 times the rates big banks pay for their loans. Senator Warren’s bill would reduce student loan interest rates to 0.75%, the same level the Federal Reserve offers to big banks. US students already hold more than $1 trillion in student loan debt and the amount of student loan debt for students under age 25 has doubled in less than a decade, from $10,649 in 2003 to $20,326 in 2012. Average student loan debt for New Mexico students is in line with national averages – between $22,000 & $25,000 per student. New Mexico’s student loan delinquency rate, however, was 14.1% in the first quarter of 2012 – seventh highest among states. Students at New Mexico’s top universities have also seen their tuitions increase by over 120% during the last 15 years.1,770 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Pat Davis
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H&M: Guarantee Worker SafetyH&M is opening a new store in Boulder, Colorado at the 29th Street shopping center. Recently, a factory making clothes for H&M collapsed in Bangladesh, crushing more than 900 people to death. H&M's corporate values do not match our local values. Keep them out of Boulder.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Kelly Coleman
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Make Student Loan Rates the Same as Big BanksBig banks pay a rock-bottom interest rate of 0.75 percent on loans from the Federal Reserve. That's in comparison to student loan rates, which are set to double to 6.8 percent this summer. The same big banks that were responsible for our nation's financial collapse are being rewarded by the Federal Reserve, while students who want to invest in themselves are being punished. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced The Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act to help address this inequality and make it easier for students to pay for college. Sign the petition now and stand with Senator Warren.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Working America
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Sequestration: Putting us at RiskWhen visiting a few memorials the weekend.. it's becoming very obvious that security is few and far between. They have even closed a few of the tourist attractions due to NO security. We need our monuments open and the public to feel safe when visiting the Nations Capitol or anywhere else. We want an end to the Sequestration.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by SE DC Mom
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Mr. President, Stop Deporting People who Could be Included in Immigration ReformAs Congress seeks to pass immigration reform, more than 1,100 people who could be included in reform are continuing to be deported each day. People who came to the US looking for a better life, to provide for their families, and who call it home are pursuing political equality but may be taken away before a path to citizenship opens. Right now, the government is spending $18 billion dollars each year, just on immigration enforcement. It's more than all other federal law enforcement agencies' budgets, combined. That wasteful spending isn't just destroying families. It hurts our communities, divides families,removes hard-working people who contribute to our neighborhoods and our civic life, and ultimately undermines our democracy. Stopping deportations is sensible and humane. It resolves a crisis thousands are facing instead of prolonging it. It makes sense to cease the removals today of the people that Congress could make citizens tomorrow. The President brought relief to Dreamers and has the ability to extend that same relief to their parents, neighbors, and all who could become citizens under immigration reform.767 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Marisa Franco
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Corporate Political DonationsCorporate donations overpower fair elections.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jerry France
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Repeal the Second AmendmentWhen this amendment was passed, we were a fledgeling nation The Second Amendment was based partially on the right to bear arms in English common-law, and was influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689. This right was described by Blackstone as an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense, resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state. With a standing army of almost 1 million and the strongest defense apparatus in the world, with state and local police forces as capable as most countries armies, there is no longer a need for every citizen to have the right to bear arms. At best, they should ask for the privilege based on compelling circumstances3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Charles Johnson, Jr.
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No gun or rifle shooting within residential areas (less than 20 acres apart)Backyard gun target practices within the residential areas can be very loud and scary to domestic animals and humans. It can be heard from at least 10 acres or more away from the source of shooting. It is an invasion of most people's private air space, and disrupts otherwise peaceful environment. Gun owners should go to the permitted gun target practicing areas, not their own backyard.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Emmacliare
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Corporate TaxationCreating a fairer tax base for all companies, negating the need for shrewd downline accounting.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jerry France
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The right to refinance student loans at the rate banks borrow money.We the people who have the right to take charge of our financial responsibilities and demand the right to refinance our student dept. The student loans have turned in to a virtual debtor’s prison. We demand our rights to refinance to low insterst rate. The banks do not have the right to extort money from us for our hard work.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Todd Tedesco
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SAVE OUR CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO A QUALITY EDUCATIONThe school district's budget for the 2013-2014 school year calls for HUGE cuts to the school staff, activities, programs and services. That means our children's schools won't have any of the things that make a quality education.243 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Kathleen Wainwright