LOL

It sounds very reasonable.

Peace and best wishes.

Xi

On Feb 19, 10:32 pm, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>
> Many of you don't know I ran for Missouri Governor in 2008, but for
> some strange reason I came up "dead" before the election in 3 major
> credit systems.
>
> Read CNN Transcript:
> [May 17, 2007]
>
> Presently,
> I am still advocating to Congress to have the error corrected to
> reclaim my name, while still voicing my opinion about how our tax
> dollars should be spent concerning our economy.
>
> Take a look at
> the proposal below and you decide why you think someone doesn't want
> people like myself working as a public servant for the people!
>
> When
> a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seem to
> happen is they reduce their staff and workers. The remaining workers
> must find ways to continue to do a good job or risk that their job
> would be eliminated as well. 
>    
> Wall street, and the media
> normally congratulate the CEO for making this type of "tough decision",
> and his board of directors gives him a big bonus. Our government should
> not be immune from similar risks.  
>
> Therefore:
>
> Reduce the House of Representatives from the current 435 members to 218 
> members.
>
> Reduce Senate members from 100 to 50 (one per State). 
>
> Then, reduce their staff by 25%.
>    
> Accomplish this over the next 8 years 
>
> (two steps/two elections) and of course this would require some redistricting.
>
> Some Yearly Monetary Gains Include:
>
> $44,108,400 for elimination of base pay for congress. (267 members X $165,200 
> pay/member/ yr.)
>
> $97,175,000 for
> elimination of their staff. (estimate $1.3 Million in staff per each
> member of the House, and $3 Million in staff per each member of the
> Senate every year)
>
> $240,294 for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%. 
>
> $7,500,000,000 reduction
> in pork barrel ear-marks each year. (those members whose jobs are gone.
> Current estimates for total government pork earmarks are at $15
> Billion/yr)
>
> The remaining representatives would need to
> work smarter and improve efficiencies.  It might even be in their best
> interests to work together for the good of our country! 
>
> We
> may also expect that smaller committees might lead to a more efficient
> resolution of issues as well. It might even be easier to keep track of
> what your representative is doing. 
>
> Congress has more tools
> available to do their jobs than it had back in 1911 when the
> current number of representatives was established.  (telephone,
> computers, cell phones to name a few)
>
> Note: 
> Congress did
> not hesitate to head home when it was a holiday, when the nation needed
> a real fix to the economic problems.  Also, we have 3 senators
> that have not been doing their jobs for the past 18+ months (on
> the campaign trail) and still they all have been accepting full pay. 
> These facts alone support a reduction in senators & congress. 
>
> Summary of opportunity:
>
> $ 44,108,400 reduction of congress members.
>
> $282,100, 000 for elimination of the reduced house member staff. 
>
> $150,000,000 for elimination of reduced senate member staff. 
>
> $59,675,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining house members. 
>
> $37,500,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining senate members. 
>
> $7,500,000,000 reduction in pork added to bills by the reduction of congress 
> members. 
>
> $8,073,383,400 per year, estimated total savings. (that's 8-BILLION just to 
> start!)
>
> Big business does these types of cuts all the time.
>
> If
> Congresspersons were required to serve 20, 25 or 30 years (like
> everyone else) in order to collect retirement benefits, tax payers
> could save a bundle.
>
> Now they get full retirement after serving only ONE term.  
>
> IF you are happy with how Congress spends our taxes, delete this message. 
>
> Otherwise, I assume you know what to do, please pass it on.
>
> Respectfully, 
> Madeline M. Coburn
> Former Mo. Gov. Candidate 08'www.coburnenterprise.com
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
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> <[email protected]> wrote:
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