The Obama Administration has already doubled the cost of starting a business. More than a million people have lost their health insurance under Obamacare, and thousands more are threatened with termination or reduced hours.

The major banks have a policy toward widows who are behind on their payments, sometimes through no fault of their own, that is worthy of Joseph Heller's Catch-22: widows can't get the mortgage in their names until the payments are up to date, but they can't get their payments up to date until their mortgage is in their name. Millions of women who are trying to catch up on payments after dealing with the deaths of their husbands are now trapped; they can't get current and the banks won't work with them to get them current. And then the banks foreclose on them. The New York Times reported on the plight of Geraldine Bates, who lost her husband last year just after her husband entered into a loan modification agreement with HSBC. Geraldine notified the bank of her husband's death and sent in the first check. The bank returned her payment because she wasn't on the mortgage and now is threatening her with foreclosure, even while she continues to try to pay. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/business/widows-pushed-into-foreclosure-by-mortgage-fine-print.html?_r=0 No one should lose their house like this. Banks need to change their policies and stop trying to kick widows out of their houses for these outrageous reasons. Please sign this petition to demand that the Presidents of US Bank, HSBC, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America end this horrible practice and work with widows trying to make payments and keep those widows in their homes. We'll deliver your signature to the offices of these banks, and we'll send a copy of these to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Just go away and die! That’s the Real message the “Conservatives” are giving the less fortunate in our society when they demand that the state turn down Medicaid funds for the poor. Never mind that Washington is paying nearly all the expanded costs for the next ten years. No, anything proposed to help the poor, disabled, or those suffering from catastrophic health problems is taboo in their eyes. Been through it personally...

The petition is about my money and we've been dictated to about our money.I want them to stop picking at my money that I worked so hard for during my time on the job. The people (our elected officials the we elected) keep talking like they gave us that money.We had to put it there before we got our checks each payday.That's my background situation about my fuss.

stop Corporate Welfare ! they are Outsourcing our jobs and making major attempts to bust Unions and pay and benefits for US workers !

To abolish "observation" status for Medicare patients at hospitals. It pays Part 2 instead of Part 1, which is more costly for the patient and makes him/her ineligible for rehabilitation at most rehab centers. There is no notice given to a patient of this status and what it means to him/her financially.

Yes, mental stress, when they refer to Social Security and Medicare as a entitlement it makes me feel like I am asking for a handout. It lowers my self esteem.

Time for Speaker Boehner to listen to Americans. Raise taxes on the top 1%. Stop the Drama! Do some work for a change!

The recent election was a clear mandate of the people: We voted to end tax cuts for the top 2% and to demand that there will be no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security,.vital programs for the middle class and working people, children, and seniors, We are backing our Senators Feinstein and Boxer and President Obama to not give one inch on these vital programs and telling our Representative John Campbell to support the mandate of his constituents, the 98% that he represents over the interests of the wealthy 2%.

South Dakota teachers are some of the lowest paid in the united states. why? aren't our kids worth it??

My husband, Joe, is totally disabled by Multiple Sclerosis, but would lose his SSI if I went to work. Though I would like to work, without his SSI, at age 59, I could not make enough to support us. The disabled who marry should be entitled to thier SSI checks regardless of whether a spouse works or not.

James Finley, VCU women’s volleyball head coach’s contract was not renewed after an astounding season, with 25 wins, 6 losses, and a trip to the A-10 Tournament Semifinals. Mr. Finley believes that his contract was not renewed due to him being openly gay. Unfortunately, this has not be the only incident. Pat Stauffer, who is a lesbian, has worked in VCU athletics for 30 years, was demoted from Senior Women’s Administrator to Senior Associate AD for Sports Administration in October.