Through the revolving door?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Banking">Banking</span> <span word="Regulator">Regulator</span> <span word="Goes">Goes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Revolving">Revolving</span> <span word="Door">Door</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="golden">golden</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="regulator">regulator</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>, “<span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span>”.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span>?</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="bet">bet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="effortlessly">effortlessly</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> – <span word="without">without</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>.</p>
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