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<li>Term Limits.<br>
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Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term, then go home and back to work.
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The fundamental problem with career politicians is that much of their time is spent preparing for re-election while many of their legislative decisions are made to maximize their potential for re-election.  Reducing term limits should have the additional benefit of lowering the campaign costs which are now ridiculously high.
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   A. One Six-year Senate terms<br>
   B. One Two-year House terms<br>
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<li>No Pension. <br>
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A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
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<li>Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
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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.
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<li>Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do..
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<li>Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
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<li>Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
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<li>Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
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<li>All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective immediately.
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