by Jack
If you were to take the sum total of all the great things Congress has done since 2001 to strengthen the Constitution and the nation, while insuring our future as a global power, it could be said that it is effort. . . akin to re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Want to fix our debt problem? Let’s START with those who created it
1. No Tenure / No Pension. Member of Congress collects salary ONLY while in office.
2. Funds in Congressional retirement fund move to the SS system immediately. All future funds flow into the SS system, and Congress participates with the American people at the same benefit level. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Limit of 2 terms in Congress & a 5-year mandatory break before able to be hired by lobbyists.
4. Congress can no longer vote themselves a pay raise at any time..
5. Congress gets the same health care system as the American people with no “extra” benefits.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. Any elected official who benefits from voter fraud is unable to run for another term and will be barred from holding any future public office.
8. Benefit plans with past and present Congress members are null & void. The American people did not create a ruling class with extra perks – Congress did it for themselves
J…I like your list. I remember too how the argument a few decades ago was that we needed to better compensate our representatives in order to get better people running for Congress. So much for more gets better!
9. Eliminate employer withholding tax. Make everyone make their own payments every two weeks.
10. Move the national elections to April 16th.
Democracy and Majority Rule
By Walter Williams
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williamns112112.php3#.UMgA3Xy9KSM
Worth reading.
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!