Question i have regards accountability. You were saying before someone in the private sector has a certain job description. They are hired to do a job. They dont do the job come under fire. If youre in the government and you dont do the job you move to another division. Plus i learned in college there are games played with the budget. So youve got a certain amount of budget and youve only used 70 of that, you better figure out how to spend 30 next week. Exact way. Youre voting on a bill that will cost 200 million. You need to see the feasibility of the money youre spending and how it will affect your constituents. That people need to see the exact same thing. Pure accountability. Let it be posted for a month before you can vote, online for every citizen. Thats one example of accountability or let me give you second one i think hold people accountable. They are not accountable because there in washington and you were here. I wouldnt care about gfi 3000 miles away. Its human nature. I do
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on your screen is the tower of the center of the university of texas at austin campus. and booktv has been on location at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of november, we ll be bringing you those interviews at 1:00 pm eastern time as part of our university series. up next, james galbraith was interviewed. this discussion is part of booktv s college series. the predator state is the name of the book an economist and professor of government in public affairs of the university of texas is the author. professor galbraith what do you mean by the predator states? who are the predators? the predators are attempting to take advantage of the programs that were created for the benefit of the middle class, the programs that, in fact, made the middle class in america, social security, medicare, the housing finance programs and to essentially divert part of the revenue stream from those