Government service functions as paid training and recruitment for lobbying careers

Evidence

Eisinger (2014) describes government work for those seeking life in the lobbying world as “an internship program for law firms and large corporations.” With the lure of campaign contributions and the prospect of a lucrative lobbying career, lawmakers are not especially keen to reform these revolving-door practices. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1530

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• SHARE: The Eisinger “internship program” framing is a sharp one-liner a political-science-minded friend would appreciate.