This idea is so simple that it’s implementation would saves us the time of trying to change a million other things that  are really caused by this problem. Pass it along if you think it is  worthwhile—

 
 
 
Warren Buffett, in  an 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  2012        

         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.
 
         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.
 
        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, pass it on. If not,  delete.
         You are one of my  20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks