Its a prime example of big business in government here in texas. it is another tool used by big business to force people to buy insurance or else. they say obama's healthcare plan would require a person to buy health insurance, this system will ensure you do the same with auto insurance which is way more expensive for most. I think its unconstitutional and the insurace companies here in texas are padding the pockets of the officials for implementation of the program, here is what is quoted on the site" TexasSure Vehicle Insurance Verification Can't Afford Auto Insurance? We can all think of other things we’d rather do with our hard-earned money than pay insurance premiums. But if you’re going to drive, you owe it to yourself and everyone else on the road to be insured. If you’re in an accident (and statistics point to a one in three chance you will be), having that insurance card will make your life a whole lot easier. By the way, did we mention that the law requires you to carry insurance? It’s true, but you only have to carry liability insurance, which pays to repair or replace the other driver’s car and/or pay for their medical expenses in the event of an accident. (Liability insurance does not pay to repair or replace your car or pay for your injuries.) The minimum liability insurance required in Texas covers $30,000 for each injured person (up to a total of $60,000 per accident) and $25,000 for property damage. So, how do you get insurance? The following links will take you to documents that can help you on that quest: " this is crazy, if we are required to by auto insurance why not healthcare?

Left or Right, everyone deserves Medicare. Private insurance companies have made life and death a gambling game in which you have to be lucky enough to get the disease they've covered, if you can afford to be covered at all. By reducing the eligible age of Medicare by one year each year, by 2076 every American would have affordable health care security. The private health insurance companies would still be able to service the supplemental market, which would have grown much larger. As Medicare adds progressively younger and healthier members, it would also become healthier.

it's time to cut the wages of the congress by 50% and curtail their per deim. allow them a set amount and rein in their spending. wages are being cut from all areas because of the health increases and nobody says lets work on that issue.tthe middle class is pretty much finished in this country and the corps have won.lets get it together and works as one. it's not the country that has a problem,it's the leaders who "lets face it" are not educated except in greed.they make the rules for them

Petition Supporting Student Loan Forgiveness Act Nears 1 Million Signatures Posted by Shannon Rasberry on Apr 26, 2012 in Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Legislation, Student Loan Programs | 3 comments A petition in support of legislation that would provide dramatic relief for student loan borrowers neared one million signatures Thursday, a day after the total outstanding debt from student loans supposedly reached $1 trillion. Wednesday was “1-T Day,” according to Robert Applebaum, founder of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com and the creator of a petition calling on Americans to support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, proposed by Rep. Hansen Clarke, a Democrat from Michigan. In an email, Applebaum urged organizations and individuals to participate in a National Day of Action by signing the petition and spreading the word about Clarke’s proposed legislation. “Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1 TRILLION this year,” the petition reads. “Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated Americans are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170).” By Thursday morning, the petition, hosted by SignOn.org, had over 912,000 signatures. It will eventually be delivered to Rep. John Kline, D-Minn., the U.S. House of Representatives , the U.S. Senate, and President Barack Obama. Clarke’s proposed legislation would significantly alter federal student loan repayment policies for current and future borrowers: Create a “10–10 standard” for student loan forgiveness by limiting payments to 10 percent of a borrowers discretionary income for 10 years, after which any remaining debt would be forgiven Current borrowers, including those who are delinquent, would be grandfathered into the 10–10 program and allowed to count the amount they have already paid over the past decade toward meeting the forgiveness requirement Cap interest rates on federal student loans at 3.4 percent Borrowers whose education loan debt exceeds their income would be allowed to convert private student loan debt into federal Direct loans, at 3.4 percent interest, which would then be enrolled in the 10–10 program Reduce the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness requirement from 10 years to five years for graduates who enter public service professions or agree to work in underserved areas of the country Current borrowers would be eligible for 100 percent forgiveness under the 10–10 program, but future borrowers would be subject to a $45,520 cap on forgiveness (the average cost of a degree from a four-year public university) According to the bill’s language, the legislation would be financed by projected savings from the end of Iraq and Afghanistan Overseas Contingency Operations and would not take funding from existing financial aid programs. For Applebaum, Clarke’s legislation would help undo a commoditization of education that has developed over the past three decades, allow borrowers to once again participate in the economy, and help improve the financial situation of all Americans. “As a result of more than 30 years of treating higher education as an individual commodity, rather than a public good and an investment in our collective future,” Applebaum wrote, “those buried under the weight of their student loan debt are not buying homes or cars, not starting businesses or families, and they’re not investing, inventing, innovating or otherwise engaged in any of the economically stimulative activities that we need all Americans to be engaged in if we’re ever to dig ourselves out of the giant hole created by the greed of those at the very top.”

Gov. Romney, time to release your birth certificate.

Governor Romney secretly meet earlier this year with Rush Limbaugh during a fundraising trip to Florida. I call on Governor Romney and the republican party to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh's and Glenn Beck's misogonystic, racist, and anti-semitic hate speech.

This petition is from American citizens who are fed up with the out-of-control spikes in gas prices every year by excessive oil speculation and market manipulation that is causing financial hardships for families and threatens the stability of the U.S. economy. President Obama, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Congress must act to enforce title VII of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. With this petition we are calling on President Barack Obama, the chairman of the CFTC and Congress to join Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) along with 70 members of Congress who wrote a letter to regulators at the CFTC, urging immediate action on oil speculation and stand up for the American people and enforce the law with the financial regulations that were past in 2010 in order to put an end to excessive oil speculation and market manipulation.

This petition is from American citizens who are fed up with the out-of-control spikes in gas prices every year by excessive oil speculation and market manipulation that is causing financial hardships for families and threatens our national security and the stability of the U.S. economy. President Obama, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Congress must act now to enforce title VII of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. With this petition we are calling on President Barack Obama, the chairman of the CFTC and Congress to act now and join Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) along with 70 members of Congress who wrote a letter to regulators at the CFTC, urging immediate action on oil speculation and to stand up for the American people and enforce the law with the financial regulations that were past in 2010 to put an end to excessive oil speculation and market manipulation.

Improving schools means more than just closure or a change in management. There is a great source of untapped potential waiting to be unleashed in our schools and communities. We need a policy on educator-led school transformation in Philadelphia. For more information contact OneVoice Philadelphia. Groups in OneVoice Philadelphia include: Teacher Action Group, Philadelphia Student Union, West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools, Parent Power, Education Voters PA and others.

Has Humana insurance company ever paid for your claims and then turned around and took payments back claiming pre-existing conditions but they were not.

Darren Mackie has been at Aberdeen Football Club for 14 years, and has been a faithful servant to the cause for all of that time. His work ethic on the pitch is unrivalled, his loyalty to the club is unwavering and his attitude is an inspiration to the rest of the team. He has scored some of Aberdeen's most important goals over the past decade and is more than just a player at the club, he is an icon. If you think that Craig Brown should reconsider his recent contract decisions and award Darren Mackie with a new deal then please take just a second out of your time to sign this petition, it would be much appreciated, every signature can make a difference. Surely it is only fair to let him end his career on his own terms? After such loyalty it is not right to treat him this way. Just one or two more years is all we are asking for, so that he can finish his playing days at the club he loves. We do not want to see him go. Please help our cause by adding your signature today.

The Capitol used to be 'the people's building'. You could freely roam the center of America's government and revel in its beauty (with certain exceptions of course). No longer. Now you must go on a quick guided tour, in which you will see only 3 rooms, including the Rotunda; and still you go through 'airport quality' security. I fondly remember my hours spent in the building in the early 80s, being astonished at the decor, intricate murals, paintings, architecture, etc. Congress and the President should return the Capitol to its previous public status, after a thorough screening process.