[jonose]

committee chairpersons are appointed by party on a rotating basis alphabetically by state. IMHO, current system violates equal protection.

[exit82]

Warren Buffett is highly overrated.

[Nip]

I too think most of the suggestions are great ideas and should be implemented - yesterday.

Having said that, here is the reality check. The people who need to pass these changes are the very ones who profit the most from the current system - our rulers. That's right, I just called the past and current crop of Congresscritters by their correct name. If they make rules that don't apply to themselves, force the rest of us to live by those rules, and then grant themselves special privileges what separates their actions from a king? Say, someone like George III of England?

[Sgt_Schultze]

"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.

That looks like a guarantee of a tax increase.

[The Bat Lady]

We can dream, can’t we?

[Labyrinthos]

Buffett could also reduce the deficit by directing his company - Berkshire-Hathoway - to pay the taxes it owes.