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Warren Buffett wants all to share this on Facebook
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- Category: America
- Published on Monday, 19 December 2011 10:07
- Written by Paul Collins
Warren Buffett wants everyone on Facebook to share this idea, or 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 2011-12*_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 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/ women. Congressmen/ women 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 with the above, pass it on, or share it on Facebook. If not, just go to your next news story. Please keep it going, and thanks.
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Paul Collins, author of Mack Dunstan’s Inferno / Mystery of Everyman’s Way
Contact him on:http://www.facebook.com/#!/authorpaulcollins
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Comments
[quote name="Chris Hutchings"]
I agree with the latter statement, but why can't their jobs be public service. Don't pay them anything more than the average American makes, if at all.
Kierstin, How about you pay attention to the news. Well, not necessarily the mass media, but news none the less.
1) Sending emails to 20 people can have an enormous impact. Depending on the follow up. It also serves to raise awareness so that those willing to do something have, at least, the backing of sympathizers.
2) "Get out there and get a real petition signed or donate some of your ready cash Warren to getting this done" - Oh, really? Do some homework on Mr. Buffett and how much money he's spent and donated to these causes. Read about all the leg-work he's done to rally people for his cause.
Sometimes I believe people like you just want to live with your head in a hole and pretend everything will turn out fine. Well, will it?
Warren Buffet's idea makes basic, common sense.