Lobbyist Revolving Door

Jason Linkins

Lobbyists Take Pay Cuts To Return To Capitol Hill, Probably Because They Love Their Country Sooooooo Much!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Influence Laundering, Lobbyists Salaries, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Lobbyist Salary, Lobbyist Revolving Door, Revolving Door, Influence Peddling, Politics News

I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but apparently, there exists a "revolving door" between Capitol Hill lawmakers and the lobbyists that tell those lawmakers how to write their laws. In recent months, many former lobbyists have returned to haunt the halls of power in person. And they often take pay cuts to do so. These people must really love their country, right?

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Restoring Democratic Elections: Remedies for Corporate Money-Driven, Top-Down Politics

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate-Controlled Elections, Citizens United vs. FEC, Fair Elections Now Act, Colorado Senate Primary, Senator Michael Bennet, Corporate Media, Obama Machine, Lobbyist Revolving Door, Speaker Andrew Romanoff, Monied Elite, Top-Down Politics, Denver News
Michele Swenson

One big take-away from the recent Colorado U.S. Senate election (and others) is the fact that only the moneyed elite, or those backed by moneyed elite, can run for office.

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