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Give Us a Plan for a Financially-Secure America!
Target: 2008 Presidential Candidates
Sponsored by: Divided We Fail
Sponsored by: Divided We Fail
It used to be that if you worked hard, raised your family and played by the rules, you'd be OK. But that's no longer true. Today, the burden of saving for retirement, paying for health care and supporting aging parents falls much more heavily on individuals.
For many people, the American dream is eroding. The presidential candidates have said too little about the long-term financial security crisis Americans face every day. Over the next couple weeks, the presidential candidates will do their best to reach voters in the final key primaries. Now, during this critical period for both sides, it is time to demand that leaders develop a real plan of action.
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# 5,900:
7:07 pm PDT, May 11,
Charles Campbell, Maryland
# 5,899:
7:07 pm PDT, May 11,
Jennifer Gardner, Florida
# 5,898:
7:06 pm PDT, May 11,
Eric Goren, M.D., California
# 5,897:
7:05 pm PDT, May 11,
Allison Davie, Washington
# 5,896:
7:05 pm PDT, May 11,
Sasha Silverstein, New York
# 5,895:
7:04 pm PDT, May 11,
Jennifer Davidson, California
I lost my retirement investments in my divorce. I'm 36 and I have to start over from nothing, since I can't count on the government to support me. I've worked for 20 years and I should have something to show for it!
I lost my retirement investments in my divorce. I'm 36 and I have to start over from nothing, since I can't count on the government to support me. I've worked for 20 years and I should have something to show for it!
# 5,894:
7:03 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 5,893:
7:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Jane Randall, Georgia
# 5,892:
7:01 pm PDT, May 11,
Bob Dumeyer, Pennsylvania
# 5,891:
6:59 pm PDT, May 11,
Larry Rose, California
# 5,890:
6:59 pm PDT, May 11,
Dorothy Many, Maine
What can be done for generations struggling now and those yet to come? Surely it will take much more than ending the war in Iraq and bringing troops home.
What can be done for generations struggling now and those yet to come? Surely it will take much more than ending the war in Iraq and bringing troops home.
# 5,889:
6:58 pm PDT, May 11,
Mary Ann Ford, Michigan
# 5,888:
6:56 pm PDT, May 11,
Lisa Jacobs, Connecticut
# 5,887:
6:53 pm PDT, May 11,
Lynn Glielmi, Pennsylvania
# 5,886:
6:53 pm PDT, May 11,
Sandi Clark, Pennsylvania
They say the American dream is crumbling. For some of us it has flushed down the toilet already and is way too late. We can't save because we lost jobs as well as everything we had already saved. We also can't afford health care because who can afford $300-400 a month for insurance when they only make $20,000 a year? You come live in the REAL world and see just how bad it has become.
They say the American dream is crumbling. For some of us it has flushed down the toilet already and is way too late. We can't save because we lost jobs as well as everything we had already saved. We also can't afford health care because who can afford $300-400 a month for insurance when they only make $20,000 a year? You come live in the REAL world and see just how bad it has become.
# 5,885:
6:52 pm PDT, May 11,
Edward Vacanti, Louisiana
# 5,884:
6:50 pm PDT, May 11,
Larry Bibayoff, California
# 5,883:
6:50 pm PDT, May 11,
Paul Gridler, Alabama
# 5,882:
6:50 pm PDT, May 11,
Michele Mich, Pennsylvania
# 5,881:
6:49 pm PDT, May 11,
Edward Reilly, Florida
# 5,880:
6:48 pm PDT, May 11,
Rachel Dowden, Louisiana
# 5,879:
6:43 pm PDT, May 11,
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# 5,878:
6:40 pm PDT, May 11,
Tiera Carlock, Tennessee
# 5,877:
6:38 pm PDT, May 11,
Maureen Remus, New York
# 5,876:
6:33 pm PDT, May 11,
Louise Mercier, Florida
Help!! I have worked all my life and am losing my house - because of this bad economy. I'm a nursee and need a job
Help!! I have worked all my life and am losing my house - because of this bad economy. I'm a nursee and need a job
# 5,875:
6:32 pm PDT, May 11,
Bob Coleman, North Carolina
This country is moving at breakneck speed back to the era of the robber barons because of the power of the corporate special interests. This glutonous grab for excessive wealth and power will destroy the retirement benefits that ahve been in place through the 40s through the 80s. The propaganda phrase is that these hard earned benefits are entitlements, implying that workers are being given something for nothing.Nothing could be further from the truth!!!!!! It is time to put controls back on the corporate interests!
This country is moving at breakneck speed back to the era of the robber barons because of the power of the corporate special interests. This glutonous grab for excessive wealth and power will destroy the retirement benefits that ahve been in place through the 40s through the 80s. The propaganda phrase is that these hard earned benefits are entitlements, implying that workers are being given something for nothing.Nothing could be further from the truth!!!!!! It is time to put controls back on the corporate interests!
# 5,874:
6:32 pm PDT, May 11,
Anita Kofta, Wisconsin
# 5,873:
6:24 pm PDT, May 11,
Nathaniel Chan, New York
# 5,872:
6:23 pm PDT, May 11,
Christopher Chan, New York
# 5,871:
6:22 pm PDT, May 11,
Lynda Leixner, Florida
It's not a partisan issue - it's an American issue. Every presidential candidate should be talking about it, and laying out clear, concrete and detailed plans for how to solve the crisis facing all of us.
It's not a partisan issue - it's an American issue. Every presidential candidate should be talking about it, and laying out clear, concrete and detailed plans for how to solve the crisis facing all of us.
# 5,870:
6:18 pm PDT, May 11,
Thomas Walsh, California
# 5,869:
6:18 pm PDT, May 11,
Elaine Watson, California
There's been almost no legislative support for the middle income tax payers who shoulder the largest burden of tax to income ratio and generally run the small to medium businesses that support the American economy. Without your intervention as a future President the middle class will continue to erode as will the quality of life for everyone.
There's been almost no legislative support for the middle income tax payers who shoulder the largest burden of tax to income ratio and generally run the small to medium businesses that support the American economy. Without your intervention as a future President the middle class will continue to erode as will the quality of life for everyone.
# 5,868:
6:17 pm PDT, May 11,
Neal Halloran, New York
# 5,867:
6:16 pm PDT, May 11,
Dace Zeps, Wisconsin
# 5,866:
6:16 pm PDT, May 11,
E.L. Wainscott, Tennessee
# 5,865:
6:12 pm PDT, May 11,
Cynthia Ott, Missouri
# 5,864:
6:10 pm PDT, May 11,
Kristina O'Brien, New York
# 5,863:
6:09 pm PDT, May 11,
Nick Marroni, Michigan
# 5,862:
6:09 pm PDT, May 11,
Dalton Boynton, New York
# 5,861:
6:07 pm PDT, May 11,
David Fahmy, Michigan
# 5,860:
6:06 pm PDT, May 11,
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# 5,859:
6:06 pm PDT, May 11,
Cristy Murray, Oregon
# 5,858:
6:06 pm PDT, May 11,
Jennifer Fechner, California
# 5,857:
6:05 pm PDT, May 11,
Iyanola Josephmenard, California
# 5,856:
6:03 pm PDT, May 11,
Mary Pettengill, Michigan
# 5,855:
6:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Mary Hunt, California
# 5,854:
6:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Steve Dale, Australia
# 5,853:
6:01 pm PDT, May 11,
A.K. Murphy, North Carolina
# 5,852:
5:57 pm PDT, May 11,
Barbara Cullinan, New Jersey
# 5,851:
5:57 pm PDT, May 11,
Jeremy Dicken, Michigan