tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post6313981468261564032..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Saving Congress from ItselfStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-919481249391046892016-06-07T20:29:27.319-05:002016-06-07T20:29:27.319-05:00Term limits seem to be a popular suggestion. One ...Term limits seem to be a popular suggestion. One of my senators has been in office almost my entire life (shy 2 years) and the other has been for 20 years. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-20065633736069950542016-06-07T09:45:24.361-05:002016-06-07T09:45:24.361-05:00Again, you generously add to my reading list. Than...Again, you generously add to my reading list. Thanks. As for the problems with Congress, my too simple prescription can be reduced to a couple of short phrase remedies:<br />(1) term limits<br />(2) fair tax<br />(3) no corporate tax<br />The first eliminates empire building and power politics among individuals.<br />The second and third eliminate a lot of problems, not the least of which is lobbyists (since such tax plans remove incentives for lobbyists and eliminate some of the corruption within Congress).RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com