Re:Former U.S. congressman, operative pleads guilty to elect...
by e_i_pi_2 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:16PM
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(US perspective here not sure about other countries)
This type of thing has made me think we should pay politicians more but then say they can't make money any other ways while in office and for some amount of years after they leave office.
No stock trading, no deals to get a private job after you leave office (unless you leave time to make sure your decisions could have no impact on the business you're joining), and no public speaking fees. You can still speak publicly but you shouldn't be getting paid for it if the whole reason for speaking is that you were a public servant. I think we have some sort of fundamental disconnect between expecting people to be a public servant while still saying they can act as a private individual financially
Re:Former U.S. congressman, operative pleads guilty to elect...
by eschulz on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:21PM
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Ok, but you're adding a bunch of rules and some people are just out looking for ways to use their willingness to break rules as a competitive advantage.
No stock trading, no deals to get a private job after you leave office (unless you leave time to make sure your decisions could have no impact on the business you're joining), and no public speaking fees. You can still speak publicly but you shouldn't be getting paid for it if the whole reason for speaking is that you were a public servant. I think we have some sort of fundamental disconnect between expecting people to be a public servant while still saying they can act as a private individual financially