Dramatically increased life spans require that we make common sense adjustments to Social Security and Medicare. Proposed solutions that "grandfather" everyone over 55 show political cowardice, are divisive, and assume those of us closer to retirement aren't willing to share in the sacrifice. I believe all age groups love this country and are willing to pitch in as long as they feel the sacrifice is equally shared. Since raising the retirement age disproportionately affects the poor, equal sacrifice would call for eliminating the Social Security and Medicare payroll caps. This would ensure all Americans contribute the same percentage of their income (whether from work or investments) to these programs. Finally common sense dictates that these programs should be means-tested so that benefits are not automatically paid to those fortunate enough to not need them.

Return to a more efficient and effective form of city government. As a long-term city employee and union president for over nine years I have seen the problems, poor stewardship, and lack of professional training and behavior of city management. It's time to return to a more beneficial leadership process.

PCB recycling

It is time we made our democracy more dynamic and meaningful. The President of the United States should be elected by a direct vote. Whoever gets the most total votes in the country should be President. There is no need for an electoral college.

Gay Rights

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At $7.25 per hour, New York’s minimum wage remains decades out of date. With growing numbers of New York State residents relying on low-wage jobs to survive, too many workers do not earn enough to afford basic expenses. The Senate and Assembly should pass legislation raising the minimum wage to $8.75 per hour and indexing it to rise automatically with the cost of living each year. Raising the minimum wage is politically popular and morally right. Eighty percent of New York voters support raising the minimum wage.

Taking away our deduction on homes, so the wealthy can keep there tax break, is morally wrong. We need that deduction to make ends meet, with keeping a home fixed up. These deductions affect future home buying as well

WE MUST RESIND " STAND YOUR GROUND " IT IS AN EXCUSE FOR MURDER !!

This petition is an attempt to attain equal parental rights for fathers and equity in child custody for both parents and, most importantly, guarantee what should be the right of every child to have equal access to both parents. The push pull of unbalanced rights can often serve as a detriment for children of divorced parents. I have been affected by the prevalent gender bias displayed by many courts, and it in no way has benefited my daughter. It is for what is in her best interests, and what she should have a right to, that I started this petition.

Make it a law, not an option, for all veterinarians and animal shelters to scan every single animal that comes to them on each visit for a microchip, whether or not that animal is admittedly a stray or feral, even if it's brought in as a pet by the owner. This helps people who have lost or stolen pets have their pets rightfully returned to them without worrying they will go home with someone who took them, be 'adopted', or be euthanized. Even if it's with the rightful owner, it ensures no one else has micro-chipped their pet, or if it has one that it is still there, on record, in the right place, and still works properly.

Southern California Edison has never been forthcoming about the hazards of nuclear fall out from this ill-designed plant. It is a danger to all life in Southern California. We need more solar and wind energy, and not another dirty, unsafe nuclear power plant.