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This extract is from a 2011 opinion I wrote titled Has democracy failed us or have we failed it?<\/a><\/p>\n

Elections are an expensive business and no candidate is likely to achieve re-election without financial backers, making them especially vulnerable to outside influence. The finance industry alone made $63 million in campaign contributions to Federal Candidates during the 2010 electoral cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics<\/a>. That will buy you a lot of influence on the Hill, but is merely the tip of the iceberg. Interest groups spent $3.5 billion in that year on lobbying Congress and federal agencies ($473 million from the finance sector). While that money does not flow directly to candidates it acts as an enticing career path\/retirement plan for both Representatives and senior staffers.<\/p>\n

The revolving door between Capitol Hill and the big lobbying firms parachutes former elected officials and staffers into jobs as lobbyists, consultants and strategists \u2014 while infiltrating their best and brightest into positions within government; a constant exchange of power, influence and money. More than 75 percent of the 363 former senators or representatives<\/a> end up employed by lobbying firms, either as lobbyists or advisors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Revolving doors continue to plague Washington and financial market regulators. Enforcing lengthy \u201crestraint of trade\u201d periods between the two roles would restrict this. Preventing politicians from joining lobbying firms for two to three years — and financial regulators from joining Wall Street for a similar period — would reduce the risk of “captive regulators”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This extract is from a 2011 opinion I wrote titled Has democracy failed us or have we failed it? Elections are an expensive business and no candidate is likely to achieve re-election without financial backers, making them especially vulnerable to outside influence. The finance industry alone made $63 million in campaign contributions to Federal Candidates … <\/p>\n

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