Re: FW: by Gail from a Democratic friend re:Warren Buffett's proposal to dislodge Congress...he makes some good ...

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

According to http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/buffett.asp , you
should NOT forward this message in a chain letter-like fashion.

 > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 > Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:20:17 -0800
 >
 > Thought you might be interested in this email I just received from a tennis 
 > friend.
 > 
 > Gail
 > 
 > ----- Original Message ----- 
 > From: http://www.aol.com/~Dillechris 
 > To: http://www.msn.com/~jihamlin ; http://www.earthlink.net/~pegrenker ; http://www.gmail.com/~susankochbainbridge 
 > ; http://www.msn.com/~nlyiskis ; http://www.cox.net/~g3 ; http://www.cox.net/~bruce93103 ; 
 > http://profiles.yahoo.com/a_rule200283340 ; http://www.harbornet.com/~4dilles 
 > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 11:52 AM
 > Subject: Fwd: FW: Warren Buffett's proposal to dislodge Congress...he makes 
 > some good ...
 > 
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 >   From: http://www.hotmail.com/~marjorama2
 >   To: http://www.aol.com/~dillechris, http://www.cox.net/~cindygolson, http://www.hawaii.rr.com/~cynscats, 
 >   http://www.cox.net/~eldmms, http://www.gmail.com/~jonquilshort, http://www.verizon.net/~julia.sand, 
 >   http://www.aol.com/~kxcamera, http://www.comcast.net/~lorra3, http://www.att.net/~maxineschuler, 
 >   http://profiles.yahoo.com/mjthorpe1912, http://www.hotmail.com/~campnast, http://www.hotmail.com/~pamdain, 
 >   http://www.comcast.net/~patandrickdunn, http://www.aol.com/~mcclairew
 >   Sent: 11/23/2011 8:06:36 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
 >   Subj: FW: Warren Buffett&apos;s proposal to dislodge Congress...he makes some 
 >   good poin...
 > 
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 >   .
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 > 
 >       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 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 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 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 are void effective
 >       1/1/12.
 >       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.
 > 
 >       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. Maybe 
 >       it is
 >       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.