This is where Warren Buffet's recommendation ought to be taken seriously: "Pass a law that says any time there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election."
And then there is the
Revolving Door between Congress and Lobbying Firms, and then the one to
Former Lobbyists Now Employed by Congress, who
outnumber elected members of Congress:
Quote:
Nearly 5,400 former congressional staffers have left Capitol Hill to become federal lobbyists in the past 10 years, according to a new study that documents the extent of the revolving door between Congress and K Street.
The data published by the online disclosure site LegiStorm found close to 400 former U.S. lawmakers also have made the jump to lobbying....
.......The report, which tallies a greater number of workers moving between Congress and lobbying than found in previous studies, underscores the symbiotic relationship: Thousands of lobbyists are able to exploit experience and connections gleaned from working inside the legislative process, and lawmakers find in lobbyists a ready pool of experienced talent.....
...The study also documents the reverse movement, finding 605 former lobbyists who have taken jobs working for lawmakers in the past decade.
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