How much real world experience do you need to run a country?
Nearly none, apparently. Which explains quite a lot of things about the present US administration.
This is a chart showing the percentage of the presidential Cabinet personnel who had experience in the real world (the private sector, meaning non-government jobs) before they became Cabinet members.
This helps explain why the Obama administration believes that more government spending will actually help the economy.
No real-world experience.
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