Warren
Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about
the debt ceiling:
"I
could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass
a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than
3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for
re-election.
The
26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took
only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple!
The
people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail, cell
phones, etc.
Of
the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year or
less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure.
Warren
Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to a
minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each
of those to do likewise.
In
three days, most people in The United States of America will have
the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
Congressional
Reform Act of 2012
1.
No Tenure / No Pension.
A
Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay
when they're out of office.
2.
Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
All
funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social
Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the
Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American
people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3.
Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans
do.
4.
Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional
pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5.
Congress loses their current health care system and participates
in the same health care system as the American people.
6.
Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American
people.
7.
All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective
12/1/12. The American people did not make this contract
with Congressmen/women.
Congress
made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress
is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned
citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s),
then go home and back to work.
If
each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only
take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the
message. Don't you think it's time?
THIS
IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
If
you agree, pass it on. If not, delete.
You
are one of my 20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks
