COMMON SENSE

[NathanBForrest]

Congressional Reform Act of 2010
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 1/1/11.

[Truman62]

And what Congressperson do you know who would voluntarily vote for this?

[keno]

And what Congressperson do you know who would voluntarily vote for this?
 
Probably not many. After all, they are the greediest of the greedy.

[cathlab3]

And what Congressperson do you know who would voluntarily vote for this?
 
 
That's why we are getting rid of all the congressmen in office.If they don't want to vote for this,they do not belong in congress.
On top of this we need to cut ALL govenment employees by 10 to 15% and ALL wages 10 to 15%.
 

[lakitss]

If you could freeze taxes and wages, along with most other things that go up in price automatically, then we might be able to make some progress.
 
Paying senators the same wage AFTER they no longer serve is absurd.
 
Term over? GET ANOTHER JOB LIKE THE REST OF US.