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I think that it should be law that the finances of the people at these levels of governence (maybe even down to the city level) be open to the public to review.
by xellisx 6y ago
I think that it should be law that the finances of the people at these levels of governence (maybe even down to the city level) be open to the public to review.
- tsomctl 6y agoWell, it is the law that you're not eligible for a security clearance if you have significant debt.
- tertiary 6y agoI didn't know that. I'm just completely speculating right now, but I wonder if that has something to do with Jared Kushner's denied security clearance. [1] [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner...
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- wwright 6y agoDoes that apply to the President? (At this point it seems clear that nothing applies to the president; let’s hope to god that someone makes a new amendment for that.)
- woodruffw 6y agoThe president (and other elected positions) are carved out of those kinds of requirements: requiring an elected official to "pass" a background test created by unelected public servants amounts to an unintended check on representative democracy. To be clear: we absolutely should require that elected officials disclose their finances. But we shouldn't require them to be vetted through a mostly unaccountable process after they've been elected.
- wwright 6y agoThis is very informative and clear, thanks :)
- phobosanomaly 6y agoThis paints the fiasco over the Kushner security clearance in a new light. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner...
- jki275 6y agoNot accurate. Security clearances can be denied for financial irresponsibility, having “significant debt” isn’t necessarily financial irresponsibility.
- mhh__ 6y agoI'm not overly against the idea that all tax returns should be public to some extent, certainly for politicians.
- xellisx 6y agoWas definitely not saying everyone's, just anyone that an elected official, or has control public policy and/or spending of tax money.