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"The Proposal"  1.) When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems 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 as their bonuses..    Therefore: 2.) 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 remaining staff by  25%.  3.)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.) $437,100,000 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) $108,350,000  for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%.  $7,500,000,000 reduction in pork barrel earmarks each year. Current estimates for total government pork earmarks are at $15 Billion/yr.   4.) 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!    5.) 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.   6.) 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:  7.) Congress does not hesitate to head home for extended weekends, holidays and recesses, when what the nation needs is a real fix for economic problems. Also, we had 3 senators that were  not doing their jobs for the 18+ months (on the campaign trail) and still they all accepted full pay.  8.) Minnesota survived very well with only one senator for the first half of this year. These facts alone support a reduction in senators and congress.    9.) 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.   $70,850,000 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. $8,084,558,400  per year, estimated total savings. (that's 8-BILLION just to start!)  Corporate America does these  types of cuts all the time.  There's even a name for it. "Downsizing."  ------------------------------ 10.) Also, if Congresspersons were required to serve 20, 25 or 30 years (like everyone else) in order to collect retirement benefits, taxpayers could save a bundle.  Now they get full retirement after serving only ONE term. Plus the bundle we would save on their HEALTH Insurance.    11.) All Congresspersons should be required to get their own Health Insurance (or try to) like the rest of us. ----------------------------------------  IF you are happy with how Washington spends our taxes, Please don't bother reading this message.    If you agree with what has been Proposed , Please pass our Blog address on to others which is : http://thecommonsensesociety.blogspot.com You can also email us at: thecommonsensesociety@gmail.com  with your Thoughts We would like to get your opinion so we can forward this Proposal to every  Politician in Washington Yes Ladies, and Gentlemen, it is time to "downsize" Let's see how they like having their job threaten, and their Livelihood on the line. We bet action will be taken. Today's National Debt Figure is: $14,290,788,661,250.50 Ya got ta Love this Country ! Only in America Before you leave please click on your choice in the reaction section below You may also Post a message by clicking on the Envelope below. Either way we appreciate your Opinions Disclosure: The CSS doe's not endorse or support Political Candidates nor are we responsible for the stories forwarded. We stand neutral on all issues, and forward any information purely to inform our readers. Information Forward by: Stuart Waggoner - Richmond, Virginia