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Message From Warren Buffett

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> > VERY WORTH READING
> > and passing on...
> >
> > 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.
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