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I feel it is way past the time that elected officials should have been seeking to end the problems in this country . problems that have a fix.Ending the corruption within the medicare /medicaid programs, the plight of the jobless, the poor, the forgotten citizens of this country. Its time to stop contributing money to our enemies overseas, its time to rebuild our own country. stop the outsourcing of jobs, create free...  More >>
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amerian ue, the wages and unemloymet here in mo. a 17% hike on this bill is out rages. we live on a fixed income from my wife $718 a mounth. i work but only make 10.00 an hour. we cant even make our main bills. cant aford grocieres, and have to go to food panteries that have mostly bread. one cant survive on this stapled diet. this hike in our elect. bill will desolate our survival. i also have a son still in school....  More >>
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I am a single mother who has been in and out of work in the last few years. I have not been able to be the stable provider I have tried so hard to be. I have five children two girls and three boys and I struggle with be supportive and encouraging because I have experienced far more failure than success. I had been accused of many things in my youth that led to my instability but have been overwhelmed by the fact that my...  More >>
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I wrote this up a couple months ago and have vacillated about whether or not to send. I’m not the kind of person who likes to get involved in the political imbroglio, but the direction of public discussion and the reality that I and the people I know experience seem to have diverged to such an extent as to exclude us entirely from consideration. President Obama came to the Northwest in February, and I had the...  More >>
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Goverment needs to lower the retirement age 60, give the jobs back to the young people. Also lower what a retiree can earn $5,000.00 or lower. We are suppost to be ready to retire... The young while never pay in if the elderly take their jobs. Mom' is in a nursing home. I went to a workshop, 8% is paid on Medicaid to the elderly who have paid in all their life and 64% is paid to newborn children who have never paid a...  More >>
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Dear Sirs, I am writing in regards to the unemployment law currently before you in Indianapolis. I am a food service employee at our local community school. I am middle aged with 3 young children. I began my employment 2 years ago at the school cafeteria, and up until this year, I was able to draw unemployment for the 72 days that we are off during the summer. My wages are 8.97 per hour throughout the school year. As you...  More >>
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Vote on bill "NO" on bill H.B 2194. You already know we are taxed plenty on everything now. The economy has all of America trying to find savings, we drive ten miles to buy gas to save 10 cents a gallon so we can continue to work. You must find other ways to correct the messes you have encured in this state and our country. Forget the lobbyists, and think about the average American Citizen, if you continue the tax path...  More >>
Issues:  Labor , Taxation
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My name is Laura R. Goldstein. I am a resident of Gramercy Park for over 5 years. The nursing home has been sold, effective 6/1/2012. The new owners have a policy that puts us residents in great danger. We have many long term staff members. There are plenty of hard working, reliable staff. They should be supported,not forced to quit. The new policy causing all the trouble...starting June 1st all employees start...  More >>
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I had a stroke last year i put in for disibility and they have denioed me twice i thoght this was a time to heal i have been diagnosed with depression as well as other things people tell me to go to the docter how dow you do that i dont have gas to go down the street you have to pay this stuff all your life and then they mess with you so bad thanks for you...  More >>
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Surprising enough I don't usually do this type of thing, BUT, I must say something or I am going to bust. I was coming back home to Kentucky from Texas the week end after Easter. It was such a beautiful ride through Texas and Arkansas with everything in bloom and all so fresh looking. It dawned on me, once we crossed the border into Kentucky, the beauty of spring had turned into such an ugly site. I just was in awe...  More >>
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