Another problem is that the majority of policy makers don't have a business background (most are analysts, lawyers or career politicians), and thus don't have t

Another problem is that the majority of policy makers don't have a business background (most are analysts, lawyers or career politicians), and thus don't have that unique entrepreneurial experience required to fully grasp the impact of their policies on new high-growth businesses. I would bet that many politicians in Congress or the Treasury couldn't tell you how a VC firm operates, let alone how their actions would affect future new-technology incubation and growth. If this wasn't the case, SOX would never have passed in its current form. In short, we have too many "Nancy Pelosis" and "Timothy Geitners" with not enough "Jared Polises" in Congress today.