The Fiscal Cliff is another word to a bigger problem: Congress isn't doing their job. Period. Most of us feel pretty helpless when it comes to doing anything about; but in truth, we're not powerless - we're just not organized.
Warren Buffet has a solution to this problem: Hold Congress accountable by eliminating their benefits and limiting their power to enact policy without our approval. If we could only weave through the massive mountain of debt our country has shouldered via Congress approval, we'd be aghast.
According to a recent Gallop poll, Congress has hit an all time low in approval ratings and the American people are ready to stand their ground. If you are like the majority of Americans, you are “sick” and tired of tightening your belt while Congress fails to tighten theirs then you need to sign the Congressional Reform Act of 2012 now! Click on the link and share it with everyone you know (http://www.petition2congress.com/5953/congressional-reform-act-2012/)
Demand Congress start doing their job.
The following is the outline of this Act:
Congressional Reform Act of 2012:
1. Term Limits.
12 years only, one of the possible options below:
A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
3. 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.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective the day this is signed into law.
The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen 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.
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