To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
An Act to Stop Congress Indescretions
Congressional Reform Act of 2012
1. No Pension: A Congressmember 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, which includes insider trading.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmembers are void effective1/1/12, as the American people did not make this
contract with Congressmembers.
Congressmembers 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.
Don't you think it's time?
1. No Pension: A Congressmember 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, which includes insider trading.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmembers are void effective1/1/12, as the American people did not make this
contract with Congressmembers.
Congressmembers 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.
Don't you think it's time?
Why is this important?
It's a congressional reform act, that will make Congressmembers 'normal' people that have to abide by the laws that each U.S. citizen does. It repeals all the perks they have granted themselves, which include healthcare, pensions, and school load forgivness, etc.