#9, Richard, you seem to be assuming the problems with the US economy are systematic. They aren’t. All of Americas economic problems were created in October of ’08. The Market was manipulated toi crash and ensure the election of te One. The clever manipulators thought they could get it back under control. They are wrong.
Their Buzard egos overwhelmed their canary minds and here we are.
No, getting the economy back on track is as simple as a payroll tax holiday of about 2 years. Could have done it in 6 months if we had started right after the Obominations swearing in.
That isn’t going to happen without a Constitutional Convention. Look at you employment map again. Look at the area around D.C. It doesn’t go black, does it. That is because the politicians are not suffering. Neither are their strap hangers.
So until they feel the pain, there will be no gain.
Ditto for K-Street. K Street is easy. Just make lobbying a non-paying proposition. Once lobbyists have to work for free, their numbers will be reduced.

Lobbying is like sex. You cannot stop it but you can make it illegal to charge money for it. While nobody wants to stop sex, it would be a very good thing to stop lobbying for a fee.