>>> Yup. Eliminate corporate taxes and irrational regulation, and there will be little point in paying off politicians for favors. >>>
DING DING DING, we have a winner! Exactly right. Which actually brings us to the heart of Campaign Finance Reform. McCain was wrong (as he usually is) with his template. He thinks there is too much money in politics. He is wrong. There is too much politics in MONEY (or in business anyway).
I also something needs to be done about the immunity politicians get from insider trading laws. These people are in a position to make huge sums of money based on votes they take that affect businesses.
Must be nice to be able to dump your stocks before voting to nail a company with unreasonable taxes or regulation. Even better to buy stocks in a company when they can turn around and tilt the table in their favor.