11-12-2011, 10:01 AM
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Yankee in Dixie
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 4,217
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Originally Posted by dicksbro
"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.
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I've told other people this, and unfortunately it's true. In order to pass any law that requires congress to take a pay cut (or in this case on eligibility for re-election) it has to pass through congress. Now who in their right mind would decide to pass a rule that would mess with their personal finances? Besides, since con is the opposite of pro that means that CONgress is the opposite of PROgress right?
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