Need 150 Signatures

These petitions need 150 signatures to be listed on the on We the People whitehouse.gov website. They originated before 10/3/2011 so they only require 5000 signatures to get a White House response, instead of 25000 signatures for new petitions. The ideas in these petitions are first-rate, but they do not have an organization behind them to get the first 150 signature threshold. They have only 30 days to reach 5000 signatures from the time they originated, but will not get noticed until they get the first 150 signatures. If these petitions expire, they would need 25000 signatures if they were resubmitted.

Please support these petitions before they expire. They may not get the 5000 signatures, but at least the general public will see them. Just click on the link and follow the directions to sign the petition.

1) Propose and initiate a financial transaction tax, expires 10/24

A very small tax on all financial transactions will have little effect on most people, but will make high frequency trading and many kinds of speculation less appealing, which will reduce dangerous gambling in the stock market.

2) End tax subsidies for moving jobs out of the USA, expires 10/29

Stop rewarding companies who move jobs overseas and give the tax subsidy instead to companies that move their good-paying jobs back to the USA.

3) Press for a full federal investigation of mortgage fraud before any settlement , expires 10/31

It is important to fully investigate any alleged wrongdoing in order that those responsible may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Any settlement that gives banks blanket immunity from prosecution is unacceptable.