Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn joined ‘Wilkow!’ Monday to discuss historical perspectives heading toward the fiscal cliff, what options Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner is looking at for getting a deal done, what has happened when Republicans have agreed to raise taxes in the past, and fundamental disagreements and failure to see eye-to-eye that Republicans and Democrats appear to still have regarding certain budgetary issues.























































































































WHATYOUSAY
Nov. 20, 2012 at 11:19amWarren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:
“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “Y
ou 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.
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, e-mail,
cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year
or less to become the law of the land – all because of public pressure.
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 2012
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 pu
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WHATYOUSAY
Nov. 20, 2012 at 11:11amhttps://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-raising-debt-ceiling/tDpF9Tkf
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Cavallo
Nov. 20, 2012 at 12:23amJust go on over, lets get this over with rather than stringing it out over months or years.
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Small_Al
Nov. 20, 2012 at 5:06amThe Republican House will cave as they always do, honestly I don’t now why Rpublican controof the House is any better than Democat control. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com
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