And don't think I'm not grateful, Nick. I owe each and every one of you surrogate Snopes-checkers a special favor. Or, of course, you could just bill me for your time.
--Doug On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Nicholas Thompson < [email protected]> wrote: > But that’s the point, Doug! Many of them have! **** > > ** ** > > Nick **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Douglas Roberts > *Sent:* Sunday, January 08, 2012 11:23 AM > > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Winds of Change**** > > ** ** > > Well there you go then; that's the last time I let someone else to my > Snopes checking for me.**** > > ** ** > > Besides, all the the recommendations listed are so intelligent, so > rational, so "right" there is not a snowflakes chance in hell that they > would ever be implemented.**** > > ** ** > > --Doug**** > > ** ** > > -- > Doug Roberts > [email protected] > [email protected]**** > > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins**** > > > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-670-8195 - Cell**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 11:03 PM, joseph spinden <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > If you click on the snopes verification link in the original email from > Doug, it is clear that Warren Buffet [sic] is NOT asking that the email be > forwarded. In fact, he apparently has no connection to it at all beyond > the fact that someone put his name on it. > > That said, it is not such a bad idea.. > > Joe Spinden**** > > > > > > > On 1/7/12 5:01 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: **** > > I don't think I've ever done a chain letter before, but I thought this one > was worth making an exception.**** > > ** ** > > On the other hand, I have so little respect for the voters of this country > who allowed us to get into our current state.**** > > ** ** > > But still... > > **** > > Winds of Change....**** > > **** > > 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/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. **** > > Congressmen/women 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 with the above, pass it on. **** > > **** > > Please keep it going. Thanks. *Snopes verification: > http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/buffett.asp > ***** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > Doug Roberts > [email protected] > [email protected] **** > > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins**** > > > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-670-8195 - Cell**** > > > > **** > > ============================================================**** > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv**** > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College**** > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org**** > > > > **** > > -- **** > > ** ** > > "Sunlight is the best disinfectant."**** > > ** ** > > -- Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1913.**** > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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