The entire government runs on Grubers. I have now idea how many of them there are, doing “research”, publishing “studies”, and then testilying before Congress and agencies about what “the science shows”. Tens of thousands, at least, perhaps more.
Who works for whom is an interesting question. It’s logical to suppose that, for example, Obama hires Gruber and specifies the necessary inputs to achieve the desired policy output.
But it’s possible, I suppose, that the army of Grubers CREATES the Obamas they need to front for their policy preferences which could never be achieved via electoral processes.
The House of Representatives belongs to the 18th Century. The 21st Century belongs to the Grubers.
You are getting warm.