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hotel tuerkei of 7:22AM February 14, 2010

Is is right to have those who have jobs, paid health insurance, stable retirement funds, vote on these issues for those who may not have any of these essential items at all? This thought always comes into my head. Why would they vote for my needs when they probably don't have any of the average persons basic needs. I'm not sure myself, but someone has to do it.
If we spoke more to our congress people about what we want to change instead of complaining about things that need to change to those who can do nothing to make the difference. We might not all agree on the how, who, what and where. We all can support our president, in the things He is trying to change to meet the needs of the American people. He needs unanimous support to make anything happen. We can with our voice, our hands and with each other.
People can change America one voice at a time. Hundreds of millions of dollars, raised $10 dollars at a time, collaboratively will make a huge impact on helping Haiti rebuild. Do you see the heart of America in all this? We have changed a nation and the peoples lives in Haiti just by giving a little of ourselves.
What could we not achieve if we set our minds on helping rebuild America one person at a time? Perhaps, this should be our model for rebuilding America. Making a collaborative effort to agree to work toward a common goal for change that is needed in America.
We may not be able to change the laws by raising money. We can write or ask our Congressperson to direct the votes to our needs. Volunteering to do or help someone. Give $10 dollars for bus fare for someone to work or go to school to reduce assistance costs. Babysit for a neighbor's child so they could work or increase their education level to get a better job. Clean out your attic, garage or basement, donate it to a charity so someones life would be touched or changed. With millions of people in America, I think we all could do something right now to make a difference in America and for the American people.
I think it is not always best waiting. We have been waiting a long time for the president, congress or someone else to do what we each to could do ourselves. It is the little gestures that can make a huge difference in someones life. Just four little words...Can I help you?
I guess everybody has been touched by J.F.K resounding words.
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do do your country.

Lisa of MD 2:58PM January 29, 2010

I have been a single parent for many years and grandparent for as
many. I had a bad marriage and raised my daughters and their chidren most of my adult life. I helped one by a home to save my
grand kids perils. That was a mistake and supported my other child
during her rehab. They both have failed me at my time of need. I been homeless three years now and on government help due to leaving Ca.
I don't qualify for unemployment and looking
diligently for work. My only rescue has been my fiends who have
housed me with no strings attached. I want to thank them for my
safety net. They are my family when it counts.

Angelina Pardo of CA 1:03PM January 29, 2010

I don't think so! We can not even get the right mail to the right place(: and the DMV is really the worst thing since the start...they work less and make it a joke to try to do anything on line....Does Not work..You have to go to get anytning done at all.
when the computers went down for over 2 hrs the other day..it All came to a Stand Still...Computers are great If they are working but if not the entire proecss is worthless? Whats up with that..the banks want everything done on line...What happens when someone gets into your account? That is a Joke as well, I would not put myself into that situation ever.....
We stop making USA products and give all of our jobs away???Who would do that? What kind of chose do we even have? we are forced to buy from China, while they get rich from us we have lost it!
We all need to eat better and think health then this entire Health Care Issue would be better taken care of...Who does not understand things cost more so why would health care costs go anywhere but up esp. when we give it away...We would All want to have the Same Kind Insurance that our Government workers have, by the way we pay for that as well? I don't understand who can tell us we need Government run Health Care...only those that have the Government Plan could say such a thing? It is Free for them? what is up with that...Why don't they have to pay for it? Maybe if they had to pay just One Premium a year...someone who has no Health Insurance would be covered? They All make very high Salaries....where is that Pay Cut????? Everyone else has to take one, Why don't they?

Arlene of CA 2:54PM January 22, 2010

Limit terms and limit government. If they they're so itchy to spend money, do so on border control and our rapidly disappearoing green spaces. We don't have the capacity to keep adding uneducated workers to the labor force. Paying someone minimum wage just means that they are not paying any taxes and are more likely than not receiving various forms of government handouts.

Mobbed of TX 7:11PM January 20, 2010

Listen I know things are bad but hey welcome to my world! After loosing my house in 2005 because ,4jobs was not enough to make the payments , I find my self on food stamps and Greene met. Ok great I got help right , hmm. I was raising a 16yr old, finishing up the 19yr old and helping my 20yr old learn how to be a mommy as a proud mother of a 3ibs 14oz little girl. I became a temp for the first time in my life, not very fun knowing you are a nobody and can be dropped just like that, but you are asked to do a 100% and be of good cheer. So in an economy that throws out the temps in a heartbeat, basically take care hope you make it thx for helping us make it sorry if you don't, rent goes up and food stamps go down. It like the rollarcoaster of death. Some months you have no food can barely put gas in the car to get to work. Oh and did I mention Child Support, I have 45 a week taken out to pay for insurance that claims everything to be pre-existing because they make me. You know the mom who has been there for the kids, the one who works the 60hrs a week to try to make sure they have a home, food, etc. and a parent that is there. Meanwhile their dad pays 0 and that is lovely. Now if I would drop my part time job who by the way worked our butts off for the Holidays , even Christmas Eve., and now lucky to get 4hrs a week, I would get more food stamps and my rent would lower. I am just not that smart I have the need to fight to make it. So this mother who brings home $920 a month from my 40hr a week job and hmm I think $68 from the part time job for 2wks, and I am hired in there, so funny, I am an American dag gone it! Not the new age wham thank you maam, but the kind that use to whop your butt if you need it and when mo or dad said come here man you got there now! Oh and God ment God and marriage was understood man and wife it was even in the dictionary. But hey I
love this new age idealism we've come so far...
Have A Nice Day oh and I am turning 40 this year.

tina of OH 6:27AM January 19, 2010

I am an engineer and work for a manufacturer. We are working diligently to replace our US sources of parts for low cost, non-us suppliers. As a result, they are going out of business, their experience and employees going with them. This is happening throughout our country. We manufacturer less and less every day. Manufacturing is a practice, takes years to learn, a lifetime to perfect. This is a major concern for our countries future.
You want fries with that?

JD of CT 10:27PM January 18, 2010

Look back at the 50's and see how much less government intervention there was! Lets force government to get out of everything they are not constitutionally authorized to do and cut the money they spend on things that don't benefit us. We spend billions on the drug war, arresting pot possession 88% of the time, is this worth it? Destroying our rights to privacy to kick in doors of pot smokers. FDA haha eliminate it huge waste of tax dollars, why are drugs recalled so often because people that are harmed file suit. Government was created to secure our rights. If we took the checkbook away from congress so they could not spend our money and cut taxes and regulations, our economy would pick up as people created businesses and worked for themselves! Back in the 50's the majority owned small businesses, now they tax those small businesses differently and use our money to entice big companies to come to an area or? Why do we tax payers give money to Walmart corporate welfare! We need to FIRE CONGRESS re- elect nobody!

Delia Lopez of OR 12:17PM January 16, 2010