• Cut Entitlements? I Have An Idea!
    An enormous amount of money is being spent to keep our elected officials living in style for life. No matter where I work, I can't get a pension for life for just serving a few years. I can't get top shelf life insurance for life for just serving a few years. And, they want to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Listening to these same elected officials repeat the same mantra about entitlement cuts without any cuts to benefits they have is just sickening. It's just not right.
    4 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Christel Holcomb
  • Foreign Aid
    I think of all the children that go without due to the lack of common sense in Gov't spending.
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    Created by Donald
  • Law Maker's Time to Own Up
    I am tired of hearing about the monetary and other benefits that are allotted to our law maker's and policy maker's - all of congress, governors, legislator's - every politician while the rest of us go without. I have no pension, I have no health insuraNCE. I have worked since I was 11 years old, starting out babysitting - and sometimes working three jobs to survive. These people got us into this economic mess - its time they sacrificed something. Just like every other American who has worked an honest job and then retires with barely a scrap of what they paid into Social Security - they should be getting the same.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Stephanie Kelley
  • LGBT Americans and equal rights including the right to marry
    People should be concerned because equal rights is an issue that affects all of us as Americans. It affects me because my partner and I have been together for 33 years and just recently has the right to be married been granted to us in New York state but I think that we should be recognized as a married couple and have the same federal rights in every state in the Union.
    3 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Robert Betke
  • Fair interest on savings accounts
    This may concern seniors the most but it should concern everyone. Banks make 6-8% on loans; we get .01% on our savings. The government encourages us to save to supplement Social Security but an average $8 a month isn't enough to buy dog food. I am most definitely personally affected by this absurd rate. I was a well paid executive before I retired. My pension "disappeared" and all I have left is some savings, These rates have forced me to live below the poverty level.
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    Created by Mae B. Haynes
  • Congress should give up their pay
    Congress aproval rating is 9 and thats not based on a 10, that's 9% out of 100%. The average yearly pay in Congress is $174,000. The Median wealth of all members in Congress is $911,510. The average salary in the US is $47,000 and they will tax us more. You see the reason they won't raise taxes on the wealthy (just pay what we pay) Is because they will be affected. Essentially if they did not receive pay or lobbyist monies they in turn will less likely to tthink of themselves. A seat in Congress should not be your only job. Especially for someone who goes to work half the time and doesn't produce anything.
    2 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Brian Tibolla
  • Congresional Seats, limited Term
    We are all affected by so called career Cogres people
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Louis T Piccoli
  • Jobs!
    Let's follow Roosevelt's policies after the Great Depression. We need to get the economy moving again, just like he did.
    3 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Mary Millard
  • repeal citizens united
    Yes my voting rights are invalidated by "bought" candidates
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Joy LaRiviere
  • Vote for Middle Class Tax Extension
    The Senate has passed an extension of the middle class tax cuts, but the GOP controlled House has refused to allow a vote on the measure. If there is no vote prior to Dec 31, then taxes for all will go back up. The President has asked the House to take up the Senate bill and indicated he would sign it. Minority Leader Pelosi has initiated a discharge petition that requires 218 signatures to force a vote--that means that all Democrats and 25 Republicans need to sign this discharge petition before a vote can take place.
    595 of 600 Signatures
    Created by Victor Tiffany
  • Vote for Middle Class Tax Extension
    The Senate has passed an extension of the middle class tax cuts, but the GOP controlled House has refused to allow a vote on the measure. If there is no vote prior to Dec 31, then taxes for all will go back up. The President has asked the House to take up the Senate bill and indicated he would sign it. Minority Leader Pelosi has initiated a discharge petition that requires 218 signatures to force a vote--that means that all Democrats and 25 Republicans need to sign this discharge petition before a vote can take place. That's why I created a petition to Rep. Tom Reed (NY29).
    6 of 100 Signatures
    Created by James Skaley
  • Sustainable Foods at Emerson College
    Sustainable food is food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities. You are what you eat, and we believe that if given the option, Emerson College students will prefer food grown locally, organically, and that is sustainable.
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    Created by Jordan