We do need spending cuts. We also need a healthy social contract. Stop chipping away at only one end - the ability of working people to live healthy lives while continuing to pour our tax money into wealthy industries which do not need any help.

Vote rigging and voting suppression was rampant in most states run by republican governors. The Federal government should set up and operate elections for President, Senate and House. Most, maybe all states with Republican governors were guilty of practices that could fall under "poll taxes" and voter suppression.

Stop the recreational slaughter of Seabass in federal waters

Gun Control...where are the guns in America?

Please stop the World War in Syria. Feed the millions of starving Syrian children. Save the Country of Syria from the paid outside Opposition and Terrorists. Support the Syrian President Assaud, who the Syrian people love, because he treats them so well, that they love him, and their own land, and their own Goverment and the Syrian Army who has no help right now. Please help them keep their Country. Right now they don`t care who wins. All they want is peace. Muslims and Christians live in Syria happily together in peace. And they want to keep their leader and their land they love, and peace. Pleace help them. This is the greatest need right now. Thank you. Ella Marie Jackson < [email protected]>

Based upon my dealing with Chase and Fannie Mae on my home for the last seven (7) years, And the fact that the national News claim banks are loosing monies on toxic homes, why not just allow the Banks to write off these home as any business transaction as a "Loss"? All businesses in America has this opportunity and utilize ite in their daily operation. Why not under this circumstances?

My taxes are going up, my medicare is near worthless, Can't afford to pay increased energy costs. Why? Because our president and Congress won't do their duty. Senate won't even bring bills up for a vote that would extend current tax rates. Senate won't pass a budget more less a balanced budget. Call and write your reps and senators. Tell them to do their duty as they swore an oath to do.

WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WE NEED TO PUT GOD BACK IN SCHOOL. NO MATTER IF YOU WORSHIP :GOD,JEHOVAHE,ECT.WE MUST PUT GOD BACK IN SCHOOL WE HAVE TO PRAY EVERYDAY OVER OUR YOUTH.HELP ME PUT GOD BACK.

Increasing taxes on those with limited resources for necessities while not increasing taxes on those who amassed fortunes off the backs of the masses are abominations and deterrments to financial stability.

Taxing those who already have to make survival choices or have lost their homes, health care,etc. is an abomination as well as more deterrent to stability as is not increasing taxes on those who got their wealth off the backs of the masses with no concern for the devastating impact on this nation. No one gets anything all by him/herself without contributory factors from others.

Social Security, a retirement promise. A lifetime investment, and now, with no life years to make other investments, there is a threat to renig. Is the government going to "make-off like Madoff"? Stealing from the old, and disabled...it's just WRONG. Many other options: - Unemployment - Drug test for your check. Extended unemployment recipients volunteer 10 hours a week and or attend training. Volunteer to do the training! - Food Stamps - NO JUNK FOOD !!! Monthly Home Economics class(es); Healthy cooking, Coupon Shopping, Building a Menu/Eliminate Food Waste. (oh, unemployment volunteers could teach these) Do Not Break a Promise. Do Not be Bully, attacking Old and Disabled. Do Not take a quick fix with a pot of money that is not ours to take...WORK at trimming "Social Entitlements".

Tim Moffitt (R-NC House) is chairing a committee to make it state law that the states larger cities lose control over their water systems and have it incorporated into the Sewerage Departments. The effort by the state legislature is to simply turn over the ownership without any compensation to the City of Asheville, NC, stating that the system is "owned by it's customers". If that be the case then that can be said about every "utility" in the United States. Does Tim Moffitt think his constituents are so dull as to just take him at his word on matters so greatly affecting the citizens of Asheville/Buncombe County? The City of Asheville, NC hired an independent firm to study this and it shows the system is worth at least $177 million. Another estimate shows a value of $55 million. Is the new republican-controlled NC House attempting to eventually privatize these system and then sell them off to private contractors which would net the State a staggering sum into it's coffers? Tim Moffitt (R), chairman of the "Committee" says there is no plan to privatize these systems, but where there is a sum of money that could amount to BILLIONS in the future, you simply cannot trust a politician's "promise". Rep. Tim Moffitt says this move would save the system $10 million in operating costs. That is a ridiculous statement since his next statement is that there will be no change in personnel. Moving this department to another department and having no personnel changes cannot possibly result in a $10 million savings. The two systems have different requirements in personnel and equipment and cannot be somehow combined - unless water supply and water discharge are one-in-the-same. As I remember, these are handled by different "plumbing". I'm sure attempted takeovers by state governments on municipalities probably have been tried before. What is the true bottom line loss to local municipalities if the state takes over sewage systems, which "discharge liquids" into rivers in our state? When a system discharge into a body of water is determined by the "state" (which controls and enforces this law) to be handled improperly, it opens the door to the state "taking over" the system, thus taking ownership. At that point, and with a stroke of the pen by deceitful state politicians, the systems, now consolidated, can be sold to private parties, with the simple overused explanation that the private sector can do it "cheaper", and the State is the recipient of a substantial amount of money, as I said before, Billions. It would take several years to accomplish these manipulations since the legislature first has to "capture" the water systems and roll them into a system that they can takeover, but the outcome of recent elections now shift control of the NC House to the republicans for the first time in twenty years and they certainly have no intention of losing it next election.