Arrington might be a bit whiny here but he brings up a good point: why is it not considered required disclosure to not only state your own conflicts of interest

Arrington might be a bit whiny here but he brings up a good point: why is it not considered required disclosure to not only state your own conflicts of interests but also those of your spouse? The government considers your incomes to be the same household so why not the institution of journalism? Couldn't I just do all of my investing under my wife's name and then say I'm not conflicted?