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Title: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: Ben on November 27, 2009, 11:43:53 AM: I found the JP Morgan graph posted at the below site rather interesting. Especially in comparison to even just past Democratic Administrations. Also given the percentage of public sector employees in the general population.

http://blog.american.com/?p=7572
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: Standing Wolf on November 27, 2009, 12:00:12 PM: [sincerity] Well, yeah, sure, but how many presidents were serious about saving America from the horrors of capitalism and transforming out country into a socialist workers' and peasants' paradise? You just have to put these things in perspective. [/sincerity]
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: longeyes on November 27, 2009, 12:31:17 PM: Who better understands the vision of America's rightful owners?
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: Perd Hapley on November 27, 2009, 12:33:15 PM: At least the evil corporate special interests don't run the country anymore. ;/
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: RevDisk on November 27, 2009, 03:03:23 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 27, 2009, 11:43:53 AM
I found the JP Morgan graph posted at the below site rather interesting. Especially in comparison to even just past Democratic Administrations. Also given the percentage of public sector employees in the general population.

http://blog.american.com/?p=7572

Less than 10% have had a real job?

...

Gods, we're screwed.
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: MechAg94 on November 27, 2009, 10:29:23 PM: I would say it is more that only 10% of them have experience at getting things done.
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: lee n. field on November 28, 2009, 05:46:02 PM: Quote from: MechAg94 on November 27, 2009, 10:29:23 PM
I would say it is more that only 10% of them have experience at getting things done.

Might not actually be a bad thing, considering what they want to get done.
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: wacki on November 29, 2009, 11:08:50 PM: Quote from: lee n. field on November 28, 2009, 05:46:02 PM

Might not actually be a bad thing, considering what they want to get done.

I literally laughed out loud. I say this as I currently work in R&D of drug/diagnostic company and what I see going on make me wonder how much damage will be done to our children's healtcare system. Two articles come to mind:

Krauthammer on the bill:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODFkNjliY2FkMGNmNDU5NmNlZjE3YmE4MjQzOTI1NmQ=

Dean Kamen, one of today's most celebrated healthcare inventors, holding over 440 patents, comments on the bill:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health_medicine/4327012.html

In the last 5 months I've seen major changes to the R&D side of the healthcare business and the changes and (being repetitive) from what I've seen they are basically an increase of red tape/lawyer fees and little to nothing else. I know my own pair of eyes are a small sample set but I'm starting to wonder if the # of patents that come out in the next decade will be less than the number of patents that come on in the last decade. A tall feat given the historical trends of technology and population growth.
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: GigaBuist on November 30, 2009, 06:17:25 PM: Quote from: Standing Wolf on November 27, 2009, 12:00:12 PM
[sincerity] Well, yeah, sure, but how many presidents were serious about saving America from the horrors of capitalism and transforming out country into a socialist workers' and peasants' paradise? You just have to put these things in perspective. [/sincerity]

You mean besides FDR?
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on December 01, 2009, 04:24:35 PM: This shouldn't surprise anyone.
Title: Re: <10% of Current Cabinet Have Private Sector Experience
Post by: longeyes on December 03, 2009, 11:12:48 PM: Why bother these philosopher-kings with such pettiness as "real world experience?" How many professors of economics or MBAs could run a fast-food franchise profitably? These are exotic creatures that can exist only by breathing rarified air.