Excellent research. For us, this is eye popping, but I have a strong feeling that this is business as usual. People just play musical chairs from Capitol Hill to K Street and back. Sometimes they take a detour to Wall Street.
I just makes me so angry how they play so cavalierly with our hard earned money. Like it’s some big game of monopoly. America, please wake up!
I’ve got no idea how lobbying works but can see it’s very incestuous and corrupt. I know term limits have been thrown around, and am finding it might be a good idea. I’m thinking Bloomberg as I write... As for the Aides, they need to circulate at least every two years, as it appears they also need “rewards”. They all apparently come to believe that the money belongs to them.
I think American Progress has played a bigger part in this scheme than is apparent at the moment. It’s also grown a lot since I last looked at it. It must be a multi-million conglomerate. Where are they getting the money...