Stop the Fiscal Cliff!!

The United States of America once again faces a budget crisis with only until the end of the year to resolve. This petition is to send a message to our elected officials that the "business as usual" method of politics is not acceptable with this issue of great importance. This petition calls for our government to get to work - set aside politics - and solve this issue.

An expected result of the fiscal cliff is that the economy will regress into a recession, thus costing many American's their jobs. As a consequence, this petition calls for our elected officials to have all of their compensation and medical benefits suspended for themselves and their families. Why should they get paid when they are risking countless number of American jobs due to their inaction and they are not performing the people's work?

 We, the people of the United States of America, call on President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Majority Leader John Boehner to reach a grand bargain on the national budget and thus preventing the breaching of the fiscal cliff.

We, the people, call for the immediate suspension of compensation, health benefits and other sundry allowances afforded our elected leaders until which time they have come to agreement on the budget.

The suspension of compensation and health care should immediately take effect for the president, the 100 members of the senate and the 435 members of the house and their respective families.