Posted on 01/03/2024 6:56:40 AM PST by Red Badger
And also for a volunteer, unpaid position?
Form 6 will result in financially successful people deciding not to run for public office.
Instead the dingbats who have been financially unsuccessful will be more than happy to run for public office as these dingbats have no assets to report.
Just before, IIRC..............
“And also for a volunteer, unpaid position?”
If it is in civil service for a “government agency” then yes... absolutely.
Gracias
Remember Wm. Buckley’s quote about being ruled by the first 500 names in the phone book? The Harvard faculty would represent the ones that don’t want this stuff disclosed. The phone book names are a better cross section of people. We’ll see who’s getting rich in the process. Think George Carlins’”It’s a club and you ain’t in it”.
Let’s at least be honest about how this information will be used. Both the Left and the Right will scour people’s reports to the extent they can to look for any -perceived- wrongdoing-. Or to just to make the accusation to inflict political damage.
Understand. I'd just resign. Not worth the loss of privacy for people to go through reports to the extent they can to note cash on hand, retirement accounts, investment accounts, items worth more $1,000 or more, etc.
Government will run just fine if volunteers resign. No one is irreplaceable. There will be others to fill in.
I dont completely disagree, but looking at the form, I would have objection to some of the ‘asset’ listing requirements, firearms in particular.
I can see where good and honest citizens would shy away from public service (thus leaving only crooks and gimme dats to run for office) because they do not want to be doxxed or to have personal information twisted against them by leftist/media. This is of course why Trump doesn’t offer up his tax returns, not because he has something to hide, but because anything he offers will be twisted by the left.
I also have to ask, to what end is this collection of data to be used? If I value my estate differently than some judge in new york thinks it should be, do I get the Trump treatment?
I dont have to provide the IRS with anything other than income and deductible expenses. Why should I have to publicly disclose asset value in this case? I dont even have to disclose this much detail for my security clearance.
The corruption is out of control. This would go a long way towards making them honest.
From the 2020 form you posted:
“ASSETS INDIVIDUALLY VALUED AT MORE THAN $1,000:
Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth in Part A, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”
So, to give a hypothetical- a custom built bolt gun that costs ~$1800? I guess that has to be listed?
Is that information publicly available?
As for the working man, have you ever tried to get a job where a security clearance was required.?? Yeah, they'll even check your shorts for skid marks... :(
And what does this form do to bring that underground economy into compliance? Not a thing I can see. If the activity is already illegal according to the IRS and tax code, then no new disclosure changes that. JMO.
“Understand. I’d just resign. Not worth the loss of privacy for people to go through reports to the extent they can to note cash on hand, retirement accounts, investment accounts, items worth more $1,000 or more, etc.”
Here is a perspective for you... EVERYONE who receives any type of government aid such as medicaid, SNAP, Housing assistance, HUD loans, Etc. has to do this, all the way down to wedding rings...
Just out of curiosity, I compared the federal form OGE 450 (the one I had to submit annually) and the Florida form 6.
It looks like the OGE 450 is more comprehensive and has more categories that must be disclosed. However, it is confidential. The form is reviewed by the employee’s supervisor and then submitted to the JAG office. Versus the Florida form that is for public disclosure.
There is a federal OGE 278 form which seems to be more comprehensive than the OGE 450, and is for public disclosure. High level elected officials and appointees have to file this form.
I would say that's different compared to someone serving in an unpaid, volunteer position.
At least the LLC entry shows all the valuations, the property address, etc, just no name. But these VIP entries are like under-the-table easy-to-hide, all in the name of so called ‘safety’ of the owners. Not a thing will come up at that address or parcel number.
I live in Florida and can tell you this is not career politicians. This is grass roots people who serve because they care about their communities.
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