The problem is not lobbying, the problem is politicians know their term in office is finite, and they must continue to work on their career development while in

The problem is not lobbying, the problem is politicians know their term in office is finite, and they must continue to work on their career development while in office. Essentially, the big corporate lobby groups and politicians have an unwritten contract: A politician that pushes for favorable industry legislation is guaranteed a good job when his term is over. The only solution I can imagine to mitigate this problem is to keep politicians in the government after their term has ended forever. I have no idea what they would do, maybe review legislation, be in committees, or just stay home. But, given the average age of a politician, I would imagine the increased payroll would not be to onerous.