Congressional Reforms
-----Original Message-----From: Sue Mason
Saturday, July 19, 2014
This is a message I think we all need to get behind. We either need to do this or something similar. --- Morton IX
The Buffet Rule
Salary of retired US Presidents . . . . . . . . ... . $180,000 FOR LIFE
Salary of House/Senate members . . . . . . . . $174,000 FOR LIFE
This is stupid!
Salary of Speaker of the House . . . . . . . . . . $223,500 FOR LIFE
This is really stupid!
Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders . . . . . . . . $193,400 FOR LIFE
This is stupid!
Average Salary of a teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . ... $40,065
Average Salary of a deployed Soldier . . . .... . $38,000
I think we found where the cuts should be made!
If you agree pass it on, I just did.
Warren Buffet, 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 2014
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 12/1/14. 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 go back to work (at a regular job like the rest of us).
If each person who reads this 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!
We must support this...pass it on and let’s see if these idiots understand what people pressure is all about.
This might work, especially the Congressional Reform of 2014, what do you think?
If you agree or disagree, make a comment here.
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I agree with this completely!
This Congressional Reform Act of 2014 is a great remedy to fix DC problems. We must unite as a nation and give Congress a taste of the fruits of their labor, as in what they've passed for us in legislation as listed above in the CRA of 2014. Warren Buffet is a genius when it comes to fixing national problems that are simple, yet profound. Thanks Warren.
100% agreed.