https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/29/tax-the-revolving-door/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:29:17 -0400<![CDATA[In short, I propose putting a 50% surtax &#8212; or maybe it should be 75%, I&#8217;m open to discussion &#8212; on the post-government earnings of government officials. So if you work at a cabinet level job and make $196,700 a year, and you leave for a job that pays a million a year, you&#8217;ll pay 50% of the difference &#8212; just over $400,000 &#8212; to the Treasury right off the top. So as not to be greedy, we&#8217;ll limit it to your first five years of post-government earnings; after that, you&#8217;ll just pay whatever standard income tax applies.]]>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:40:58 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/29/tax-the-revolving-door-n99693