Social Security is unsound BECAUSE the Feds use it as their piggy bank. Instead of investing Trust monies, they 'borrow' Trust assets in the form of 'special issue' T-bills. These pay stupidly LOW returns to the Trust. In contrast, State government pension systems invest in broad markets. Those pay TWICE the benefits of Social Security, at EARLIER ages, and at LESS in payroll contributions. It is INVESTMENT RETURNS that are needed to properly fund Social Security, and NOT benefit reductions or higher payroll contributions! Duh!

A final vote on marriage equality in Illinois could take place any day - and State Representative Rita Mayfield may be the deciding vote on whether we will finally guarantee equal marriage rights for every citizen in our state. Rep. Mayfield has said she'll vote her constituency and asked residents from across the 60th House District (Waukegan and North Chicago) to weigh in on how she should vote.

The show Shark Tank on ABC seldom gives minority entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their ideas to the sharks. There should be more minority presence on the show, because the black community heavily relies on its entrepreneurs for survival.

My son Chayton Waters is a member of Pack #30, which lost two of the most caring ,concerned and giving leaders I know!! Our sons will be the ones to suffer in the end !

Stop road/highway construction projects which are wasting taxpayers money on roads that are in fair to good condition.

Get Supreme Court Cases on CSPAN. The American taxpayers have a right to see how the Court conducts its business.

Since 1990, MY Wife has been trying to recover from NERO-Surgery! She was on Medicaid, at one time, until MEDICARE became primary INS., when it caused her Medicaid to become inactive! This has also caused HER to have several setbacks, and now being left BEDFAST, here at HOME again! What good are laws, if we cannot get them enforced? For more details, Email me: [email protected] Thanks P.S. Nursing houses have not helped her either; instead they tried to get me to leave HER there, so after 100 days, they can start taking HER Disability check!

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), have filed a petition with the FDA to alter the definition of "milk". They are seeking to change the definition such that it will include potentially dangerous chemical sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose, without the need to list such ingredients on the label. This means that if the petition is approved, when a company lists "milk" on the label, it will automatically include chemical sweeteners such as aspartame or sucralose without being specifically listed. Accordingly, if you are among the millions of Americans who choose to avoid such chemical sweeteners because they are potentially dangerous to your health, then you may be unable to do so because they will not be listed on milk labels. -- Paul A. Lauto, Esq.

Why does a multi millionaire thats has worked in the private sector and still does and makes 300k doing so milk the system for 20k a yr.

Looting Social Security

I AM 87 YEARS OLD AND WAS CONSIDERD A KNOTCH BABY AND MY HUSBAND WAS 89 AND JUST PASSED AWAY. NOW HE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THE LUMP SUM OF $5,000 LIKE CONGRESS PROMISED US WE WOULD GET BECAUSE WE WEREN'T PAID ENOUGH SOC SEC UP TO 1925 .I HAVE GIVEN DONATIONS TO HELP GET THIS THROUGH AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS I WILL DIE BEFORE I GET IT ALSO. CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?

As a disabled senior citizen, my access to a home health aide depends on Medicaid. Refusing to expand the Medicaid program denies thousands of Texans that help and sends billions of dollars to other states. Expand Medicaid and bring the millions of dollars that Texans have paid in federal taxes back to Texas.