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 1/1/2011.
The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
The pension system is ridiculous that they have.
Something to add is that they will always be prohibited from being a paid lobbyist when they leave office. Tom Daschle is someone that comes to mind...I am a big proponent of having a single payer system or at least the ability to buy into medicare. Tom Daschle who was beloved by many democrats starting making the rounds during the health care debate and was largely against this type of plan.
How does he pay his bills now...Health care companies that would go out of business or lose money with a single payer/universal/option to buy medicare at any age option.
