Why there aren't laws in place that forbid any member of a regulatory body from EVER directly participating or becoming hired by ventures that stood to gain from the regulatory decision...boggles my fucking mind.
Because as much as some people think the bankers own the government, that's only true to a point. It's the lobbyists. Get rid of the lobbyists and we'll see the end of this practice.
Additionally, as I've noted before, the Comcast takeover of NBC is but another unlocked door in the right wing's master plan, aka Citizen's United.
Armed with an extreme right wing agenda and big bucks, corporations like Comcast and Fox with Murdoch will do all they can to squelch the voice of reason.
