I am currently unemployed and suffering like many others who cannot find employment in his/her field. I have a BA as well as a Master's degree and cannot find work as a Guidance Counselor, yet I am still somehow paying my student loans. Although the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 has helped many it has not helped myself and many like myself because we have already attempted to consolidate our loans. Therefore the Act listed above does not apply to us or help us. This petition is to stop students from paying there student loans while unemployed including not paying the interest which adds up to thousands of dollars monthly.

Social Security should NOT be a Bargaining Chip in these Fiscal Cliff negotiations. It represents A LOT of Money and Republicans have NOT ONLY been Against SSI From The Beginning, they have Also been trying to Get That Money from Day One! SSI is a Separate Fund and has NOTHING To DO with The Spending OR Debt being stressed over. It Should NOT Be Included in the Fiscal Cliff Negotiations - Period!

The development of the Keeny's Orchard on the South side of Durham-Dayton Highway and immediately East of the unincorporated community of Durham at 2243 Durham-Dayton Highway. This Development will not only bring in 141 residential lots, but will destroy a very precious source of AG land known as "Valley Loam" at one time this was considered to be the best soil in the State, NOW we KNOW that it is the best Ag soil in the WORLD. Stand with the Community in the fight to keep this Precious land as AG land and more important keep OUR town small, unincorporated, and SAY NO TO THE DURHAM VILLAS DEVELOPMENT. CALL YOU DISTRICT SUPERVISORS AND EXPRESS YOUR DISAGREEMENT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT!!! http://www.buttecounty.net/Board%20of%20Supervisors.aspx

The billions of dollars that corporation move to offshore accounts to keep from paying taxes.

I'm on medicare D and currently on the medication Rebif for M.S.. The cost of the drug charged to medicare is almost three times the amount I used to pay for it when I was not on medicare D, We must be able to negotiate for lower cost on drugs, This will lower the cost by billions of dollars to the American taxpayers and make medicare D sustainable.

The Integrative Resource Plans filed by utilities across North Carolina, continues increased production of dirty coal, dangerous gas and risky nuclear power. The 20 year plans DO NOT expand solar, wind, energy efficiency and energy conservation. We need a clean energy future and must have accessible public hearings in the western part of our state to voice our demands.

Federal aid, money derived from federal taxes, should not support millionaires. Examples include millionaire farmers who qualify for federal aid due to drout and millionaire home owners on the Jersey shore who will be the primary beneficiaries of federal money to restore the Jersey beaches after hurricane Sandy. Because of global warming, extreme weather conditions will become more common. We need to limit federal spending, as a response to extreme weather conditions, when that spending will add to the prosperity of the super rich. We need to put limits on personal gain from federal disaster relief funding.

Federal aid, money derived from federal taxes, should not support millionaires. Examples include millionaire farmers who qualify for federal aid due to drout and millionaire home owners on the Jersey shore who will be the primary beneficiaries of federal money to restore the Jersey beaches after hurricane Sandy. Because of global warming, extreme weather conditions will become more common. We need to limit federal spending, as a response to extreme weather conditions, when that spending will add to the prosperity of the super rich. We need to put limits on personal gain from federal disaster relief funding.

People who have worked for many years and have found themselves unemployed have yet another hurdle to contend with as of December 29th when the unemployed in Illinois will learn that Congress has ended their rights to extended unemployment benefits.. It doesn't matter to Congress how long you've been in the workforce, that your families will suffer or that for many out of work, the EUCO8 is their only means for survival.. "If EUC benefits are re-authorized by Congress, IDES will notify unemployed exhaustees of any potential benefits" How dare people be subjected to such level of disregard ! This current federal law should be stopped in Illinois and worldwide. Please join us in Illinois to ask the President and Congress to put a stop to this deadline of unemployment denial occurring December 29th.

My petition is to request help from lawyers and law associations to help me fight a default that I got from the civil court in New York County for failing to show up on a court date, a few days after Hurricane Sandy. But I live in Zone B, and my place got flooded.

In President Obama's second term, it's important that he add progressive leadership to his cabinet team, especially in positions that are critical to public health and our environment. This is why we're proud to stand with 238 conservation, climate, wildlife, faith, outdoors, Latino and Native American associations to ask the president to appoint Congressman Raul Grijalva as the 51st Secretary of the Interior.

Before the United States Supreme Court hears any case affecting the rights of homosexuals, Justice Scalia's bias against homosexual citizens disqualifies him from participating in the formation of any ruling by the court. As a United Methodist pastor my denomination and I personally believe that homosexuals no less than heterosexuals are endowed by our creator with the rights provided by the United States Constitution. My faith and my duties as a citizen compel me to do all in my power to defend the rights of homosexuals, including their full protection by the courts. Instead, Justice Scalia abuses his office to deprive homosexuals of their rights.