HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, POST GRADS NEED TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES

Recently, I attended the NACAC Midwest College Fair in Indianapolis, In.  I spoke to some students who all seem to be a little concerned about how they were going to pay for college admist finding the right schools for them.

I found several private two year schools which used to be considered "finishing schools", and still for many this would be a perfect place over the traditional two year junior or community college.  Some student were in the trade schools, which I spent time talking them about.... but the one thing that grabbed me was that dispite the ability to go to school, many were worried that if they go to college, they may not be able to pay the loans back due to job losses

There is no disputing that everyone,  even those with jobs are concerned about the job market and how this mess will be turned around.  Just as one thing gets better, another matter comes about pushing

it down.

Below is a letter which was written in response to a " Warren Buffet" interview.  Like many,  I see that congress is doing NOTHING to assist in turning this problem of jobs around, and it is hurting just not the wage earner, but everyone around them.

Read this below, and I recommend that if you a high school or college student, parent, post grad or just have been traumatized by this economy, then perhaps you should pull out a pen or make a phone call.

This is not republican, democrate, poor person, or rich person problem... this is a middle class problem!

Subject: Let us all speak up!    

 

Warren 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. "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." The 26th amendment (granting the  right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months and 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 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 2011   1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman* collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are 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 are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen 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. Maybe it is time. THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!! If  you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete. You are one of my 20+. Please keep it going.   * Includes congresswomen

 

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