Janet Goes to Washington

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:00:00

Janet goes to Washington

Janet Krueger

Janet Krueger's father worked for IBM. IBM paid for her college education. After graduating, Janet also took a job at IBM and thought she'd work there until retirement - at which point she expected that IBM would take care of her just as it had her father.

When she learned about drastic changes in IBM's pension plan, however, she lost faith in the company. She went to Washington to make her case and, to her surprise, developed a belief in the power of the American political system to help ordinary Americans. At the age of 49, Janet left IBM. She developed a friendship with Sen. Paul Wellstone, who once suggested she'd make a good lawyer. After he died in a 2002 plane crash, Janet went to law school.

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