• Increase Taxes on Firearms for State Social Programs
    I have started a petition on We the People via Whitehouse.org to increase already existing taxes on firearms and ammo to specifically raise funds for state safety, education, and mental health programs. We need 150 signatures for it to be published on Whitehouse.org's We the People site and then 25,000 in 30 days for the administration to review it. Link is here: http://wh.gov/nTrv
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    Created by Eduardo Wong
  • Safety for Oregonians
    This latest shooting in Connecticut of innocent children and adults is horrible. It's going to take mothers to sign this petition to get Congress to once again ban assault weapons and also provide funding for mental health so that these troubled angry shooters get help before they go on another rampage. I want to see millions of mothers (and dads) sign this petition. This senseless violence has to stop.
    368 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Carol Swanson
  • No Cuts to Medicare or Social Security
    Cuts to social security and Medicare will impact millions of retirees and disabled citizens like myself at a time when we have already given so much in the midst of this failing economy. We cannot afford more cuts to the programs we rely upon for our future retirement and health care. We paid in and we should be entitled to what was promised. Stop waste and abuse within these two programs and there will be no need to make cuts that will hurt everyone who depends upon the programs
    202 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Eadie Rowell
  • Please no cuts to Social Security
    Please, no Social Security cuts. I retired at 62 and now barely keep afloat on Social Security checks. Living in NYC and getting $839.00 a month is already next to impossible when you don't have enough savings. By my calculation I will draw all my savings in 3 years. What am I supposed to do, beg on the streets?
    2,087 of 3,000 Signatures
    Created by Mira Furman
  • Social Security is a contractual insurance for working class Americans.
    Cuts to our insurance breaks faith with generations. The word entitlement has been used to confuse us while the Congress and President rob us. We expect you to honor the real interests of people, not corporations and the 1%.
    432 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Anne J Ryan
  • Social Security
    Don't touch social security! This is the peoples money! Not the govts.!
    494 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Gary Helfer
  • Wal-Mart Suspend Assault Rifle Sales
    In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook, Dick's Sporting Goods has suspended sales of some assault rifles, but Wal-Mart spokesperson David Tovar says, "We have not made any changes to the assortment of guns we sell." Please ask Wal-Mart to prioritize respect and safety over profit.
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    Created by Karen Hausdoerffer
  • Stop Social Security cuts on our Seniors!! It's all they have left to live on!!
    I am an in-home caregiver and my client would be out in the street . He is in a wheel chair and depends on me in all aspects of his life. I do everything for him. I belong to SEIU 503 union and I support that union myself. Cutting SS retirement is all he has!!!
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    Created by Shirley Mandolyn Valdez
  • Preserving Benefits To Protect Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
    This issue affects all of us either right in this moment or in the near future. Someone each of us knows will suffer from cuts to Social security benefits. We can not compromise on the small amount comparatively spent on Social Security rather than trimming defense or asking the very wealthy to shoulder their share or at least a larger portion of their fair share. Please move this petition forward.
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    Created by laura rosales
  • Don't cut my Social Security
    The future of the majority of Americans who have paid into and expected to receive back Social Security in the time of their life when they need it the most should not be compromised in order to give a tax break to the wealthiest Americans among us.
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    Created by Dan Fontanesi
  • No Social Security Cuts!
    I live on Disability. In 2008, I lost half of my IRA; the little that is left is for a dire emergency. Social Security would not be in this situation if Goverment had kept its hands off of it. I would like one of the Senators or Congress members live for a week under my conditions. No cable, paint peeling off ceiling, windows need caulking, $10/mo allotted for gasoline, one meal a day; yes I am really living in the lap of luxury. Tell me what would you cut from my budget?
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    Created by Mary McNulty
  • Cut Entitlements for Senators and Congressmen
    We need to cut entitlements for the U.S. Senators and Congressmen. Their retirement packages and healthcare benefits should be cut.
    4 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Monica Goodrich