We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.

Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.