Re: Congressional Reform Act...YES, I KNOW...BUT, WE HAVE TO KEEP TRYING...DO YOUR PART...PLEASE!

[Guest guest]

YES, we are not getting our money's worth. I bet there would be no talk of

reduction in Medicare and Medicaid if Congress didn't have the cushy medical

plan and retirement plan they voted themselves. I am due to retire in the next

5-10 years and we are thinking of retiring in place Bush Alaska because the

local doctors take Medicare. Anchorage is just now getting a special clinic for

Medicare patients because most, 98%, of the local doctors WILL NOT take Medicare

patients and kick you off their rolls when you reach Medicare age. It may cost

an arm and a leg to live here but at least I can health care outside of the ER.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham AK

> Congressional Reform Act of 2011

>

> 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, before e-mail,

> before 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.

>

> I'm 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. 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

> 1/1/12.

>

> 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.

>

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