Anyone that is self employed or just can't afford insurance should be able in my opinion to pay into medicare and be covered by it.

Many years ago (1883) I was driving an Limo in Beverly Hills, CA. I was driving a very high end Tax Expert to the airport. I asked him how we could solve our debt problems for good in the US. His instant answer was" 10% Flat tax on individuals and Corporations. He said in 3 years we would be in the Black and stay there.This would also free up a lot of money that would be spent and go back into the economy.

Companies are getting around the law which bans or sets a maximum amount that can be given as "executive bonus'" by simply changing the name to executive incentive bonus'." This particularly galling because it is being done by Wall Strret companies who, I believe created Some continue to give out millions of dollars in those kinds of bonus' while laying off hundreds of their non-executive workers.

This petition sends a message to members of the Senate and House of Representatives letting them know that it is not acceptable to pass legislation of any kind restricting a woman's right to choose. Mandatory waiting periods, parental consent, parental notification, transvaginal ultrasounds and forcing women to listen to the heartbeat of the fetus are unnecessary restrictions and encroachments upon a woman's right to make reproductive health decisions that men make every single day. The right to choose has already been legalized by Roe v. Wade through the trimester framework and reaffirmed by Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey in 1992. These attacks are unnecessary invasions of a woman's right to privacy and must be put to an end.

Americans care about what's in their food. It is important to know cuz of allergy. We all have a right to know whether our food has been genetically engineered so we can make informed decisions about what we eat or feed our families. In fact, against the backdrop of a deeply divided nation, polls show that more than 92 percent of Americans agree on labeling GMOs.

The nation is moving in this direction already. First smoking was banned on airplanes; then in the workspace; later, extended to restaurants and even bars. New York City banned smoking in stadia and taxis and extended the law to include all public parks and beaches last year. Most jurisdictions have banned smoking in cars when there are children present. However, entering a public building or even walking down the street is still like running the gauntlet and hazardous to one's health. While smokers should be able to retain some rights, their rights should terminate at non-smokers' noses. If you can smell it, you're being exposed to carcinogens, which is simply not only hazardous, but unfair. Smoking causes 440,000 deaths in America annually and adds to the burden on the health care system and tax payers along with lost productivity in the workplace. I urge reasonable people to support the notion of further restricting smoking in all public spaces where others may be exposed.

The Solar renewable Energy market has been severely hurt by over-production of Solar Electricity in NJ. NJ residents that invested in NJ's future are being hurt and workers who are employed in the solar industry are being laid off due to the lack of response from the NJ Legislature. They need to take action quickly to protect residents investment and workers jobs in the solar industry.

The government pays out billions of dollars in social security and medicare benefits for retired millionaires. Millionaires do not need these benefits. Further, unlike many other issues where people are seriously divided, there are many Congressman and Senators on both sides of the aisle who agree on this point. Call or email your congressman today and let them know to stop paying the millionaires.

We currently have 35 states that have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment and all we need to make the E.R.A. the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is 38. The 15 states that have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment are:Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. It's time.

As a patient of a rare genetic cancer disease I am completely fed up with the system for people who need medicine. I can not get any controlled substances for pain since my surgeon was in one state (only 2 people in the US do the type of surgery I had for colon removal/cancer). I had severe problems where the dose of pain meds I was sent home were not enough. My local doctor could not or would not give me a prescribed for a new pain med and not one pain management center would help me. This needs to stop. If a patient has surgery in a state and needs medicine this should NOT be an issue. Plenty of us suffer due to someone else breaking the system. America needs to take better care of it's citizens. The law that went into place to prevent meds being prescribed over the state line needs to be removed immediately. Even when traveling if you lose a prescription you can't have access to it at the local pharmacy, you are flat out declined. For example, my mother came to visit me and on the trip over her meds were damaged, she went to Walgreens to try to fill it again and they said she had to go back to Florida. This is a drug she used daily, totally uncalled for. This country is going back in time, not progressing at all. Things must change and this is my start!

The most entitled of all Americans are the politicians from the Federal level, on down to lowest city official. I petittion that their salaries be cut by 5% across the board, all raises in salary & expenses awarded during our wwars in Iraq & Afghanistan be rolled back. All pensions should be eliminated & replaced by 403b or IRA type accounts, with no match until the deficits are gone. Their healthcare should be eliminated and replaced with the same healthcare that the rest of Nation uses.

The Sheriff's Department of most counties is lead by an elected official. This is meant to be the office of a man or woman charged with protecting the public and serving them with respect to their personal liberties. However, it is often used as a weapon to curtail adult media and minority cultures that do not agree with the individual in charge. Just take the Sheriff of Polk County, FL, for example. Sheriff Grady Judd, has used his authority to prohibit the production and purchase of adult media and stifle the efforts of those that wish to organize peacefully. He is also responsible for forwarding department funds to churches and create policies that serve religious institutions best. This includes but is not limited to the arrest of Philip R. Greaves II, a man from Colorado. This kind of behavior should not be tolerated, and term limits are a solution.