To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congressional Reform Act of 2012
Congressional Reform Act of 2012
1. No tenure / no pension. A congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are 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 in to 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 American 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 partipates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 12/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women. Congress 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.
1. No tenure / no pension. A congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are 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 in to 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 American 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 partipates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 12/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women. Congress 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.
Why is this important?
This is from an interview with Warren Buffet that seeks to remove some of the problems that are caused by the House and Senate.
By making Congress follow the same rules as the American people, I think that changes in policy will be more swift, more fair, and less susceptible to lobbyist pressure.
By making Congress follow the same rules as the American people, I think that changes in policy will be more swift, more fair, and less susceptible to lobbyist pressure.