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Fight Deficit Spending
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The Fiscal Responsibility Act, is well named. If passed into law it would trigger a cut in Congressional pay for each year in which the federal government runs a deficit.
This bill, H.R. 4336, would provide strong incentives for Congress to Downsize DC. It also has the virtue of being only one page long. The full text is provided on the Background page.
The argument here is simple. In every other sector of life, one is paid for performance. Congress does a terrible job, and gets to vote itself a raise. In fact, their salary increases are automatic. That's quite a gig! And the reason they get away with it is that we, the people, haven't made them change to a system that ties their compensation to the quality of their work.
Our Educate the Powerful System enables you to send instructions to all of your elected representatives with just one message. Please send a message now.
Sending a message is easy. You can write as much or as little as you want. And we start with a brief sentence or two for you. We do this so that . . .
- The most important point of this campaign is not lost on the Congressional office.
- No one can hijack our system for a purpose inconsistent with Downsizing DC.
- But you can still personalize the rest of your message — explain why you were motivated to send this message, or what you believe is the most compelling argument in support of your position.
Are these messages read even with so many folks sending a common first line? You bet they are! Congress cannot afford not to pay attention. And many DC Downsizers get responses from their Congressmen. If you receive a letter, feel free to share it with us at comments@DownsizeDC.org.
- If you've used our Educate the Powerful SystemSM before just enter your user email address and password, and hit GO. You'll be taken to a screen where you can add your own comments to the message to your elected representatives.
- If you're using our Educate the Powerful SystemSM for the first time, please fill out the form for new users. This information is used to direct your message to the correct Senators. Please provide your own password. Do not let the system create one for you. Remember your password. It will allow you to use our system easily in the future for other issues.