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Created by Dennis Baer on December 21, 2004, 4:41 pm

We the undersigned demand that the Congress of the United states and the president of the United States enact a law to increase the minimum wage to TEN dollars an hour and also to extend unemployment benefits for all people whose unemployment benefits expired after 6 months even though they still seek work.

We also demand that the Congress of the United States to not privatize social security benefits in any form including taking a percentage of the social security tax and placing it in private accounts. People can already create their own pensions with money after taxes in the private sector.

We also demand that the congress make all of a person's earned income taxable for social security FICA tax purposes and remove the 88,000 dollar salary cap. This will make social security solvent for many years to come.

We pledge to boycott Walmart and call them at 800-966-6546 and demand they help in getting the above legislation enacted or we will never buy from Walmart again.

We make no statement of quality of Walmart products but we maintain the right of free speech and association and of boycotting for the purpose of persuading congress to enact this part of a progressive agenda. After all the money belongs to us and we can legally set conditions for our purchases of products and doing business with any company in the United States.

We the undersigned also demand congress and the president enact a prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part B which covers 80 percent of medication cost, with no extra premium, no extra deductibles, no means test and no coverage gaps or else we will not purchase products from the CVS, Eckerd, and Walgreens pharmacy chains. We make no statement of the quality of products sold by these pharmacy chains.

We pledge to Call Eckerd Pharmacy Corporate Headquarters at 800 325 3737, Call CVS Pharmacy Corporate headquarters at 888 607 4287 and Call Walgreens Pharmacy Corporate headquarters at 800 289 2273 and tell them we will not purchase any products from their drug stores but will patronize them in the future if they can get the congress to pass a prescription drug benefit as described above. If a person cannot stop buying medications from the three drug store chains,
I consider it acceptible to buy your medication from one of the chains but still refrain from
buying other products from their drug stores.

We also call for the complete repeal of the faulty edicare law HR 1 / S 1 passed by congress in Nov 2003.

Please tell your friends, family and coworkers to sign this petition.

We do this in the spirit of peaceful resistance to a congress that refuses to enact this legislation.
      


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1,580 20 Aug 2005 - 0:47    Clint Kelly :
1,579 16 Aug 2005 - 9:26    Gerri Thomas : All Republicans should be thrown out of the country for betraying the American people!
1,578 15 Aug 2005 - 8:38    Cheryl Hines-Dronzkowski : Power to the people!
1,577 15 Aug 2005 - 8:32    Colette Wedding :
1,576 15 Aug 2005 - 8:26    Arthur Dronzkowski :
1,575 13 Aug 2005 - 2:07    talina : now this is a shame all this petition but not one to save the pitbulls but u know what my husband is on social security why dont u increase the pay but dont ban the unemployment cant u be fair?
1,574 10 Aug 2005 - 10:16    Russell Bondi : Agreed.
1,573 8 Aug 2005 - 11:11    William Gibson :
1,572 8 Aug 2005 - 11:11    William Gibson :
1,571 8 Aug 2005 - 11:10    William Gibson :
1,570 6 Aug 2005 - 19:48    Collin A. Smith :
1,569 6 Aug 2005 - 6:11    Steve Williams : I hate all Republicans. Lincoln would revolt at the idea that this is the same group that he knew.
1,568 5 Aug 2005 - 22:40    Robin Helms :
1,567 5 Aug 2005 - 21:38    holly homan : I always boycot Walmart. Their unfair treatment of their employees in inexcusable. Shop Costco instead. They pay their employees a livable wage, offer stock options and a decent medical plan. They also are a very profitable company. So it can be done. We just need to boycot corporate greeed.
1,566 4 Aug 2005 - 17:51    Jeremy : This needs to happen.
1,565 4 Aug 2005 - 4:21    edward s. lounello : $10.00/hr. isn't even enough to survive on in this economy.
1,564 4 Aug 2005 - 4:21    edward s. lounello : I say to the Republican Party. Stop betraying the idea of America! I want my country back! By any means necessary!
1,563 3 Aug 2005 - 19:27    Michelle Southard :
1,562 2 Aug 2005 - 12:27    Ella Sarro :
1,561 2 Aug 2005 - 0:44    Patricia Buccy :
1,560 1 Aug 2005 - 21:12    Thomas M. Henry :
1,559 31 Jul 2005 - 10:57    Laurel Kornfeld :
1,558 31 Jul 2005 - 10:40    Phyllis Culbert : These are really common sense demands that anyone would agree could revolutionize our society. Why not vote your heart and not you ego?
1,557 31 Jul 2005 - 4:41    Carol P. McLean : I have been a Republican all my life, but now at age 58 I have joined the Democrats. We promise to actively work to assure the defeat of every single Republican in every US, State and local election in 2006 and 2008 as we, the people, take our country back.
1,556 31 Jul 2005 - 4:35    david bohn :
1,555 31 Jul 2005 - 4:28    cathy hightower : Watergate & Vietnam all over again - always republicans
1,554 31 Jul 2005 - 1:55    Donna Daugherty : The American people are starting to take back the country. I would suggest you listen.
1,553 30 Jul 2005 - 23:37    Susan : The cost of living has quadrupled, yet wages have fallen to an all time low. Impeach Bush and save America.
1,552 30 Jul 2005 - 18:47    Bronnie Meadows : We will not buy any product from a republican
1,551 30 Jul 2005 - 9:23    Marlene Robertson :
1,550 30 Jul 2005 - 7:35    Ted :
1,549 30 Jul 2005 - 2:30    Gwen Topper :
1,548 29 Jul 2005 - 18:07    Saul : Stop spendin money on weapons and garbage for war and pay attetion to the real problem at hand 10/hr would be a great thing but i doubt ******** bush would approve this
1,547 29 Jul 2005 - 10:25    Bryan Byrd : Fight the New American Taliban! End the corruption and oppression of the average American by the corporate *****s! Fire Bush, Rove, Cheney, Rice, DeLay, Frist, and ALL who support this incredibly corrupt regime. I'd also add, on tax reform: eliminate the repeal of the estate tax and other flagrant abuses that favor corporations and the super-wealthy.
1,546 28 Jul 2005 - 20:54    Asia Wilcox : DEFINATELY
1,545 28 Jul 2005 - 13:53    Brenda Knapp :
1,544 28 Jul 2005 - 10:44    Conrad Discont :
1,543 28 Jul 2005 - 10:38    frank herceg : elections are coming!
1,542 28 Jul 2005 - 8:15    Dwight Armstrong :
1,541 28 Jul 2005 - 3:26    Mitchell : Bush ****S!
1,540 28 Jul 2005 - 0:39    Louise Napier :
1,539 28 Jul 2005 - 0:14    Andy Paradise :
1,538 27 Jul 2005 - 4:49    Darlyne D. Davis :
1,537 27 Jul 2005 - 4:49    Donald R. Davis :
1,536 26 Jul 2005 - 11:53    Adele Hirschmann : Big corporations have to be made accountable. Their CEO's cannot continue to make money off the backs of their poorest workers, while prohibiting unions and other means of organization. This practoce must stop NOW!
1,535 26 Jul 2005 - 8:58    Irma : heck yes
1,534 26 Jul 2005 - 8:54    Jen Jen : It's time for miniumum wage to be raise.It's been time
1,533 26 Jul 2005 - 4:39    Monty R. Nolan : Fire Rove! Impeach Bush! Incarcerate Cheney!
1,532 26 Jul 2005 - 4:06    chrissy sherman :
1,531 26 Jul 2005 - 2:37    Loren Curro : Greetings, I have wanted this illegal, unconstitional regime out of power since the year 2000!! IT IS GREAT TO KNOW OTHER FOLKS NOW FEEL THE SAME WAY!! Always, in peace, Loren Curro
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