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In 1947 Only 3% of Congressmen Became Lobbyists

6 pointsby pisarzpalmost 12 years ago

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joeg8almost 12 years ago
Whenever I hear about corporate influence in Washington I think of Lawrence Lessig&#x27;s Ted Talk on the need for campaign finance reform:<p><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_t...</a><p>&quot;Change the incentives and you change the behavior.&quot;<p>And the key point: SOLVABLE.<p>I hope people pick up on his point that regardless of what a person&#x27;s top priority might be, fixing this problem should be our first priority.