[Cowboy Bob]

Here's an idea: Pass a law whereby no company, or for-profit or non-profit Agency can receive Federal contracts - or grants - IF a spouse, child, parent, or any other immediate relation of a politician is either an employee of, on the Board of Directors, or a founder/owner of said Company or Agency.

I would bet that most Federal contracts are awarded to insiders. The corruption runs deep.

[jonascord]

"any other immediate relation of a politician"

How can you get a law like this passed when the people who legislate these laws are the ones who would lose their retirement funding? Bentleys, condos in walled Florida compounds, Taittinger, Crytal, Waygu steak for the rest of their lives is not cheap, and congressional retirement is chump change.

How many lifetime congress scum retire as millionaires, from "book deals"?

[Liz]

I would bet that most Federal contracts are awarded to insiders. The corruption runs deep.
Pass a law whereby no company, or for-profit or non-profit Agency can receive Federal contracts - or grants - IF a spouse, child, parent, or any other immediate relation of a politician is either an employee of, on the Board of Directors, or a founder/owner of said Company or Agency.

Great idea. That would not even require a law........Trump can isue an "official no-no"........that no company, for-profit or n/p can receive Federal contracts - or grants - IF a spouse, child, parent, or any other immediate relation of a politician is either an employee of, on the Board of Directors, or a founder/owner of said Company or Agency.

[Gay State Conservative]

Well *that* would certainly relegate Hunter Biden to a career an an “executive landscaper”.

[Swordmaker]

Here's an idea: Pass a law whereby no company, or for-profit or non-profit Agency can receive Federal contracts - or grants - IF a spouse, child, parent, or any other immediate relation of a politician is either an employee of, on the Board of Directors, or a founder/owner of said Company or Agency.

I would bet that most Federal contracts are awarded to insiders. The corruption runs deep.

That doesn’t solve the problem. These non-profits run by corrupt politicians work like this: the non-profit receives “donations” (read bribes) from individuals, organization, companies, and even foreign nations seeking to influence the politician. The non-profit “charity” contracts for management and other services to a for profit company wholly owned by the politicians spouse, children, or other relatives, as a corporation who pay said relatives a hefty salary for minimal, if any work, while the stockholder receives huge profit poss-through. The charity makes minimal effort to actually fulfill its charter purpose, say 5% of spending to its avowed beneficial purpose, but has large overhead for “fundraising,” and office expense, and “consulting fees.”

No government contracts or grants need muddy up the waters. . . The Clinton Foundation was this plan writ large, er humungous.