Forum Post: Buffett Rule

TO ALL DEAR ONES WHO CARE:

   Forwarding this terrific, simple, straightforward plan of action from Warren Buffet.  Res 

   ipso loquitor -- the  thing speaks for itself.



   PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO 20 PEOPLE IF YOU AGREE WITH HIS BRILLIANT    

   PROPOSAL FOR HOW TO FIX CONGRESS, AND HE MEANS FIX IT



                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 2011*_

                         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. If not, just delete.
                         You are one of my 20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks.




                 Keep this going