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What does the community think about this statement by Warren Buffet?
Winds of Change.... 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 this message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
*Congressional Reform Act of 2013 1. No Tenure / No Pension. This is needed
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 12/31/13.
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?
When I read the title: Something we can all agree on. I assumed it was going to be something like "The Sun is Hot" or "Water is wet" because afterall this is city data, these are the only two statements I can think of that people wouldn't argue.
Ok.... pretty sure that one of the world's richest and most well-connected investors/CEOs does not bank his strategy on 1990s-style email chains ("forward this on, or you'll have bad luck for five years!").
But that aside, I do agree in general that Congress should only get CPI or less raises, that they should be subject to the same kind of healthcare and retirement as their constituents, and that there should be reasonable term limits.
When I read the title: Something we can all agree on. I assumed it was going to be something like "The Sun is Hot" or "Water is wet" because afterall this is city data, these are the only two statements I can think of that people wouldn't argue.
Not even...
"Hey, I saw the sun up all night when I was in Alaska, and it was COLD!"
What does the community think about this statement by Warren Buffet?
Winds of Change.... 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 this message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
*Congressional Reform Act of 2013 1. No Tenure / No Pension. This is needed
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 12/31/13.
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!
Great post OP. A link for this?
On a side note, I respect Mr Buffet, live in his hometown. He recently purchased the company I work for. Lotta stressed managers and gradually lowering motivation among the workforce since then. Record profits, though. High paying job and everybody complains, nobody leaves.
He's a smart dude
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