Why doesn't the Government help old workers get back to work . Government is spending money every were but were it is needed most. In order to get older people(40-65) back to work the Government need's to created a program were they will pay half the salary of an older worker in order to make them more attractive to the work force. Lets face it there are millions of older workers unemployed who apply daily for work .If and when, they get a Job interview , they are not hired because of their age.It's a fact and the only way to give an advantage to the more experienced hard working older population is with Government help.

A large percentage of the population is aging toward the need for Social Security in order to survive in their latter years. Any threat to the present payout formulas need to be stabilized. This simple two step program resolves the problem.

This is not even an issue that I have encountered personally, and in spite of that I am still outraged that banks have found yet another way to steal from hard-working Americans. Banks are making people homeless practically "for sport," and it needs to stop.

For both fiscal and ethical reasons, it is time Congress cancelled AUMF and reclaimed oversight of US military engagements. We should return to the Constitutional policy of allowing military action only when a formal Declaration of War is passed by Congress. Article 1, section 6 of the Constitution grants the right "to declare war" to Congress. Please see the article at http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/05/authorization-use-military-force-blank-check for more information.

Join Central Florida Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Chapter in calling for a comprehensive plan to reform our ailing immigration system. Dear President,Congress, and Senate : Our immigration system isn’t working. It’s failing the “DREAMers.” It’s failing legal immigrants. It’s failing keeping and having families together. And it’s time we changed it. This isn’t something we can try to fix one piece at a time. I demand a comprehensive immigration reform package that works for everyone.

Term limits only benefit the lobbyists!!

The future of America, be it economically, socially, culturally, is linked to education. Our biggest threat does not come from external sources, but from within. I would not be where I am today without the education I received from my parents and from mentoring teachers at critical milestones in my life.

WE NEED HELP IN ORDER TO PRESERVE DEMOCRACI ,LIBERTY IN VENEZUELA, ALL THESE BECAUSE LAST ELLECTION WAS A COMPLETE FRAUD.....

California is getting ready to strike a blow against Citizens United by passing SB 52, the California DISCLOSE Act, a bill that would shine a bright light on the shadowy interests who depend on secrecy to influence elections. SB 52 (authored by Senators Mark Leno and Jerry Hill, sponsored by the California Clean Money Campaign, and endorsed by over 300 organizations and leaders) would mandate clear and prominent disclosure of who is behind political TV, radio, print, and mass mailer ads - on the ads themselves. SB 52 will stop special interests from hiding behind fake committee names by requiring ads to show their actual original contributors. Our elected officials deserve praise when they stand up for transparency and disclosure as powerful as SB 52, so sign the petition to thank them today!

Wendy Klein, Sales Manager and spokesperson for The Palm Restaurant, testified before the Denver City Council in May 2012 in favor of the Urban Camping Ban Ordinance which essentially makes it illegal to sleep outside anywhere in Denver with so much as a blanket. She stated that The Palm’s staff and their clientele feel “intimidated by ‘those’ who gather in groups for safety” and made NO statements of concern for nor in support of helping the homeless in ANY WAY. Services for the homeless are woefully lacking in Denver and have not been increased in decades despite ever-increasing need. Rather than working with existing organizations that work with and help the homeless daily, like the Denver Homeless Commission, the Palm backed a punitive ordinance that replaces a safe, warm place to sleep with no sleep, an $85 ticket or jail time. Apparently the PalmCares program does NOT care about the homeless. In essence, The Palm Restaurant felt the homeless were cutting into their bottom lines and, rather than try to find constructive ways to help people out of homelessness by working to increase services and opportunities, they backed a law that criminalized acts of survival while homeless. Please join the ongoing protest every Friday evening from 6PM to 8PM at: 1672 Lawrence Street in the Westin Downtown Hotel Denver CO, 80202 (Arapahoe St. between 16th St. and 17th St.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Please also sign the Petition asking the Denver City Council to repeal the Ban*** http://signon.org/sign/stop-criminalizing-homelessn-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bill in the Texas legislature allowing college students to carry concealed weapons.

It has been a year since the Urban Camping Ban was passed, and it has had devastating effects on the homeless as demonstrated by a survey conducted by Denver Homeless Out Loud. The callous, "kick 'em when they're down" attitude demonstrated by the Denver City Council, Downtown Denver Partnership and Colorado Restaurant Association is unacceptable and beneath the caliber of our compassionate Denver community. We need to let them know that the Urban Camping Ban is a cruel law that punishes the homeless for trying to survive. BACKGROUND: o In May 2012, the Denver City Council passed the Urban Camping Ban Ordinance which essentially makes it illegal to sleep outside anywhere in Denver with so much as a blanket. o The ban was supported by the Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP), of which Tamara Door is President & CEO. o Wendy Klein, is the Sales Manager for The Palm Restaurant. She testified before the Denver City Council representing The Palm Restaurant and the Colorado Restaurant Association. o She stated that The Palm’s staff and their clientele are intimidated by the homeless. o She also stated that the Colorado Restaurant Association voted unanimously to support this ordinance. o In essence, The Palm Restaurant and all members of the Colorado Restaurant Association felt the homeless were cutting into their bottom lines and, rather than try to find a way to help people out of homelessness by working to increase services and opportunities, they backed a law that criminalized acts of survival while homeless. HOMELESS FACTS: o Nearly 13,000 homeless in Denver at any time o No shelter beds for 90% o 11,000+ HUMAN BEINGS - Men, Women AND CHILDREN with nowhere to sleep o 130 homeless men, women AND CHILDREN died in 2011 o 33% of the homeless in Denver are working, 64% are families with children and 42% are women o 1 in 4 Veterans is homeless (Is this how we care for them?) o Instead of helping the homeless, this ban has pushed them further to the margins of our city. Sleeping more hidden, they face increased risk of violence, including rape, and lack of sleep (a leading cause of psychological disorders). o Reasons for homelessness – low wages, job loss, lost home to foreclosure, being a victim of domestic violence, mental illness o Getting arrested under this ban leaves them with a criminal record, making it even harder to get a job and climb out of poverty.