Posted on 12/31/2023 8:27:54 AM PST by davikkm
At the very least, people running for office should have to state their net worth at election & then provide FULL TRANSPARENCY on all gains while in office.
I’ve always believed legislators should not be allowed to own individual stocks while in office. Move all to a general mutual fund & leave it there until you’re out of office. Of course, they may still benefit family members with their in-office activities. Hard to do something about that.
I’ve always believed legislators should not be allowed to own individual stocks while in office. Move all to a general mutual fund & leave it there until you’re out of office. Of course, they may still benefit family members with their in-office activities.
Is there a better solution?
If they’re very corrupt they learned a long time ago how to avoid being discovered. The worst ones will be fine. The small-potatoes grifters will be found out.
Is there a better solution?
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Make the families of elected officials divulge their fiscal situation? I don’t see that happening.
How about we limit government & stop letting elected officials inappropriately impact the economy with all of the legislation they pass every year? Would that do the trick?
Not likely to happen, so that doesn’t solve anything either.
Military members going for high level security clearances have to reveal everything for the SSBI. TS/SCI even moreso, the slightest infraction that resulted in a police response, you know that college party where 1 or 2 out of 50 got yanked, bit everyone’s ID was checked? List it.
Civilians in Gov’t are so coddled it’s laughable but disgusting at the same time. Civil service unions are to blame. And civil servents with high clearances are barred from joining Gov’t unions.
In Zambia?
That's of little relevance to these United States of America.
Really, they simply shouldn’t be voting on anything that’s steering money directly to their companies, at all, much less as a conflict-of-interest issue.
That is the whole problem. laws are enslavement. another and another. But “conservatives” say our laws are better. They are all bypassed and enslave honest people.
So what is a better solution?
We have this backwards.
All politicians should serve their legislative terms in prison—and conduct business from there.
When they are ready to retire they have to prove they did not steal or they stay in prison.
;-)
I like that idea! :-)
So, there is no perfect solution is there?
Note the word PERFECT.
Corruption can never be eliminated but it is the nature of man. But it can be reduced.
1) There are things that can be done to reduce it as our Founding Fathers designed. They were big believers in state and local power. It was closer to use to change things.
Define the problem well. It is the centralized govt that is the problem. It is better to have 10 corrupt states and 40 states really solving problems. Competition among states for ideas and let the market decide. eventually the corrupt ones will kill themselves as most parisites do. We then rebuild, that is the nature of history.
The best think that could happen is that our centralized govt go bankrupt and power goes back to the states. Will that eliminate corruption, Hell no. But it is closer to us to control.
In the meantime, do what you can to move power back to the states and your local community. It is a long battle to change things, it will take a generation.
IGNORE THE FED GOVT and their laws. Some states are doing this now.
2) Shine the light on corruption. It used to be a free press that did this. We can create a free press. Will take a lot of time and warriors to do this. It being done now. Support them.
3) Personally, you educate ONE person in your life, and then you find another. We have this problem because we did not educate the next generation.
4) Other ideas?
Apparently you would have to report everything you own that’s worth more than $1,000.
Kind of like a shopping list for thieves.
“Yea, but that’s not publicly available information.”
Um... “The U.S. Postal Service and the Office of Personnel Management had a combined nearly 82 million records compromised in the two largest all-government data breaches since 2014, according to the report compiled by Comparitech, a consumer-aid website that conducts research uncovering cyber security breaches.”
And “Since assuming responsibility for DOD’s personnel security investigations program in FY 2005, OPM now provides over 90% of the background investigations required by the Federal Government.”
So it’s not exactly secure information any longer.
“Kind of like a shopping list for thieves.”
My thought, too.
You take a local, state or federal paycheck, and have agency administration or legislative power and responsibility-your life financially should be an open book for your voters for the duration of your tenure. It would promote true “public service”
All of our problems in contemporary government would come to a grinding halt
Requiring financial disclosures through Form 6 can be a powerful tool in enhancing transparency and accountability.
Democrats will be looking like rats deserting a sinking ship Pelosi and her old man just make a deal in the market wonder if she will bail.
So you don’t think ppl who enter public service/government on a 120K salary and retire as multi-millionaires is suspect?
I think it’s a huge issue. Like #1, above everything else.
If you have unexplained wealth in government it’s considered defacto evidence of corruption, bribery, racketeering or foreign influence. Good luck gaining or keeping a security clearance.
Corruption is rampant in developing states and counties. Why are Floridians paying higher property taxes and insurance? When the counties are adding +20% homes every year the property taxes should not be going up 30%. Public levees should reduce with growth.
I don’t live in Zambia. I put that on my profile page because I got tired of dealing with Freepers who thought my home state somehow affected my credibility to discuss any given topic.
“tired of dealing with Freepers who thought my home state somehow affected my credibility to discuss any given topic.”
Lol.
I have lived in CT, MA, TX, CA, and ME—and now live in CT again where I was born.
I am sure some of that triggers somebody.
;-)
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