Business In Congess

Creating the 535 congress men and women, that represent the 112^th Congress, 209 of them consist of businessmen and women and 200 of them consist of legal representatives (constitutioncenter.org). This figure represents the general field, of prior work experience to serving as a member of congress (given that many congress members list more than one profession to their title). The figure illustrates the fact that many congressmen and women have either legal and or business experience. Other professions include fields of work in: education, law enforcement, military reserve and even science. All 535 members of congress consists of people with all different work experience backgrounds not only business; which creates an assembly that not only comes from all different parts of the country, but one that also has many different backgrounds and or experience. Prior business experience should not to be a necessary qualification to run for congress, due to the fact that it will eliminate candidates from different backgrounds, who have proven to be just as effective at leading and bringing forth innovative ways to run the country in the past, nevertheless, a strong sense of financial literacy and responsibility is essential to perform the job correctly.

            Congress consists of people with experience in many fields of employment, representing their constituency that is comprised of a wide array of demographics. By allowing candidates to run with different qualifications, it allows for congressmen to specialize in different aspects of the job. Nevertheless, a solid sense of financial knowledge is especially necessary to run for congress and deal with all financial and budgetary matters, which is one of the most important jobs of congress. Furthermore, it is essential to have a diverse way of thinking in congress, not limiting the members to one way of thinking and have each congressmen try to specialize in a few issues instead of all of them.

            Financial literacy is important for every American to understand, but more importantly is essential for congress, who has the duty to run the national budget. This requires a great sense of financial and fiscal responsibility. This sense of responsibility is not only found in the business world, instead can be found in everyday work. Making business experience necessary to run, will not only limit the share of people able to run, but will also limit the ability of a broader array of innovative thinkers. The United States of America was founded by people that had all different types of work experience, which created a backbone to one of the most successful countries in the world. So why change this now?  

-John Scalzo