so much for draining the swamp

[Belsnickel]

(11-18-2016, 11:05 AM)GMDino Wrote:

I meant no ill will.  I have a natural curiosity sometimes.  When you said Obama had a similar rule I looked it up because I didn't know that.

I just like knowing things!

I know you didn't. At least I was correct in that Obama had a similar rule, it was just a bit different.

But yeah, there is a professor here that will be publishing a book next year on the revolving door lobbying problem. For the past 20 or 30 years, lobbyists have had to submit a report, and on that report they are supposed to note if they previously held a position in government. Based on those reports 25% of lobbyists worked in government. Based on our research here, the actual number is well over 50%. Yet in the entire time since this law has existed about reporting, not one indictment has been made regarding the false reporting of this information. And in the realm of policy, the revolving door is the largest contributor to favoritism, even more than money.