International Observation ｜ The American \”Power Password\” behind the \”Rotating Door\”

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 4th. Pompeo, who was named \”the worst State in History\” in the United States, has a new place after he stepped down -joined Washington Conservative Think Tank Hudson Institute. Similar to him, many senior Trump government officials who stepped down quickly completed the re -employment of various private sectors. The phenomenon of \”rotating doors\” between government agencies and private sectors has evolved into a common political ecology in the US Power Relationship Network, reflecting the increasingly closely closely linked of money and power.

This is a photo of the US Secretary of State Pompeo, who was taken in Washington, USA on March 15, 2019. (Photo by Liu Jie, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency)

Power Elite

After leaving, senior U.S Institutes, think tanks, and other institutions have found positions with rich or influential salaries, or set up their own consulting companies. At the same time, commercial giants and interest groups often send senior officials to the US government, which can affect the formulation and implementation of policies.

This \”rotating door\” phenomenon has intensified in recent years: During the former President Trump, the first Secretary of State Tillerson \”rotated\” directly from the position of Exxison Mobil\’s executive position; Minister of Finance Mnuchin from Goldman Sachs Group of Wall Street Investment Bank; Minister of Defense Esper was an executive of Military Enterprise Thor Companies …

After leaving, senior officials are also easier to find \”high -quality home\”. Some American media revealed that Esper may join the Conservative Think Tank Traditional Foundation or return to Thor. James Clarper, who had served as important position in the US government intelligence department, served as a executive at a Guoan Consulting Company in a Guoan Consulting company in 2006. At the same time, he also served as a member of the board of directors in many companies. There is a contract relationship. The Obama government\’s Minister of Land Security, Johnson, used to work in a well -known law firm, and after leaving the government, he became a member of the board of directors of the US military giant Lockchid -Martin. The Obama government Minister of Defense Higel also served as a director of many companies including Citroen, including Citroen.

American sociologist Charles Wright Mills referred to these people in and out of the \”Rotary Door\” in the book \”Elite\”. He pointed outThese people have manipulated state machines and have various privileges, occupying the key positions of social structure, closely linked to each other in economics, politics, military and other fields, and grasped the power of decision -making.

This is a parliamentary building taken in Washington, the capital of the United States on January 25. (Photo by Liu Jie, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency)

Rights and money transactions

In the United States, the operation of the political system is inseparable from money. The power and money between the federal government and the interest group only separate the \”rotating door\” across a \”rotary door\”, which has become the normal state of US politics at the moment. Derived great political lobbying power. According to US media statistics, about half of the members of the parliament have obtained positions in the Kjo of the famous lobbying company in Washington.

\”The members of Washington are all working for Wall Street. Their campaign funds come from Wall Street. Essence

In 2009, the Economic Cooperation and Development Organization issued a report stating that the phenomenon of \”rotating doors\” is very obvious in the US financial field, which has led to loose supervision and the main reason for the financial crisis in 2008.

Not only Wall Street, the various interest groups in the United States all have to do their best to find and settle the spokesperson in the government. According to Reuters, technological giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon have intended to insert their own people in the \”key positions\” of the US government. According to the Washington Post, seven top technology companies, including the above three companies, spent more than $ 65 million to lobby US government in 2020 to deal with antitrust review and supervision.

This is a Wall Street street sign next to the New York Stock Exchange taken on October 30, 2020. (Photo by reporter Wang Ying, a Xinhua News Agency)

Professor Steve Cole at Columbia University wrote in the book \”Private Empire: Elker Mobil and American Power\”, and The scale is among the best in Washington, and has a contract with about 20 senators, members and members of the former Congress, members, and members of parliamentarians. \”The scale and influence of this company is so great that there is actually its own foreign policy.\”

\”Rotating door\” gradually turns American politics into corrupt soil, which is also reflected in the pardon of the president Abuse. Trump released a series of controversial pardon and commutation on the last day of his tenure. The Wall Street Journal said that in the list of more than 100 people, only 18 people were recognized by the Ministry of Justice. The list was full of political allies, close friends, and funders, and there were some lobbyists.

The United States News today pointed out that the pardon of the president should serve the public interest. However, in fact, it is increasingly used for political interests. This is \”only another corruption path.\”