Bobby talked about how hard that was for Ted and Reagan. They thought they were making the right decision. Didn't remember how easy it was to create a Washington monster.

Food stamp program was at first just a small program to help farmers get rid if excess produce. Social security was meant as a children and widows assistance program with a small stipend for those who paid into it for a certain number of years.

Back in the day, there were brakes on the revolving door. One had to be out of gov for 5 years before you could take a job in the sector you regulated. Don't know when that changed.