Conservative
Type 40
Study: 80 Percent of Lawmakers Lack Academic Background in Business, Economics
no wonder we're fucked.
A report from the Employment Policies Institute finds that only one in five members of Congress has an academic background in business or economics.
55.5 percent majored in either a government-related field or "humanities." Just over 8 percent majored in economics, while almost 14 percent studied business or accounting.
...a congressional "supercommittee" is set to get to work finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. But that supercommittee may have the same education deficit as the rest of Congress. Just four of the 12 members on that committee have an academic background in economics or finance.
no wonder we're fucked.