Buffett's Congress Fix

RR7 · Nov 19, 2012

Saw this online:

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?
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SlyPokerDog · Nov 19, 2012

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/buffett.asp

RR7 · Nov 19, 2012

SlyPokerDog said: ↑

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/buffett.asp
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damnit. knew I should have checked. Haha. Screw you SPD!

SlyPokerDog · Nov 19, 2012

RR7 said: ↑

damnit. knew I should have checked. Haha. Screw you SPD!
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Sorry.

Some of it was true.

RR7 · Nov 19, 2012

SlyPokerDog said: ↑

Sorry.

Some of it was true.
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well, still a good idea. Damn you. Never start threads. I start one, and you shit all over it. Damn yous SPD! DAMN YOUS!!!

3RA1N1AC · Nov 19, 2012

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