What kind of people do you want running your government?

Who do I want to run my government? CEOs and economists. CEOs, because they know how to manage large organizations, they know how things work in the real world, and they know how to get things done. Economists, because they understand how our economy works and how policy changes are likely to impact it. And they are more likely to use objective data to measure the impact of such changes, in order to tweak or reverse them if they are ineffective.

However, almost half of our congresscriters are lawyers. This is unfortunate, because I think that their mindset actually contributes to our problems. Lawyers like laws. They make their living around laws. They want more of them, because they think more laws will solve more problems. But I disagree. We have to damn many laws already. Also, lawyers are paid to advocate on behalf of someone or some cause, even if they personally disagree. Thus, their votes are more likely to be swayed by contributions and lobbyists. Most of our legislators have no experience running a business in the real world, and have little understanding of economics. What a shame.