[willvarfar]

The problem with civil servants taking high paid jobs when they leave is that it can be a payoff for being biased for the company. If companies can dangle the carrot of an eventual job the civil servant will avoid actions that sink their chances.

There's a lot of stuff on real revolving doors in the UK in the magazine Private Eye. Stomach turning really.

[anigbrowl]

Nobody is arguing in favor of the revolving door, they're just pointing out how it differs from regulatory capture. Don't argue for the sake of argument.