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Proposal: Elected officials, as a part of their financial disclosures, should be required to report any personal benefit they receive from tax laws -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii Dec 19 '17, 12:45

that they vote for or sign into law.

Not that this would ever actually happen, mind you.

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I'd go 1 step farther and require everyone, regardless of yea or nay votes, once POTUS signs it -- nm* - Strongbad Dec 19, 13:37 5
- I considered that - znufrii Dec 19, 13:41 4
  - Anybody who supports transparency shouldn't have anything to hide. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 19, 13:43 3
    - True. My concern however would be the potential for opponents to use that information in bad faith. - znufrii Dec 19, 13:47 2
      - They're politicians. Of course they will use it in bad faith. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 19, 13:48 1
        
        Fair point. -- nm - znufrii Dec 19, 13:51
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- There’s that, too. -- nm - znufrii Dec 19, 12:50
- ... oh yeah, we forgot about that. -- nm - The Media Dec 19, 12:48
So? -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 12:47
I'm not sure what good that would do to make a difference at the national level. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 12:46 24
- It would possibly make them think twice about their re-election prospects before enriching themselves -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 19, 12:48 23
  - You can find lists of lobbying contributions and votes, I don't think it makes a lick of difference to partisan voters. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 12:51 18
    - Then what's the harm in doing it? -- nm - ty97 Dec 19, 12:56 11
      - I'm not opposed to it, I'm just trying to deflate all optimism behind its proposal. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 12:58 10
        
        *shrug* who knows. Transparency is good so let's do it and see what happens -- nm - ty97 Dec 19, 13:02 8
        
        If the president won't do it, why would any other R? -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 13:08 7
        
        The proposal above was that it be a requirement. -- nm - ty97 Dec 19, 13:27 6
        
        the proposal also came with a caveat that none of this would ever happen....nm - x Dec 19, 13:35 4
        
        Can you imagine the constant and crushing disappointment I would suffer if I thought my ideas had any chance of becoming reality? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 19, 13:38 2
        
        heh. knock yourselves out....nm - x Dec 19, 13:42 1
        
        I mean, have you heard about my idea for reforming the House of Representatives? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 19, 13:51
        
        have a great day dude. -- nm - ty97 Dec 19, 13:37
        
        My post still stands. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 13:31
        
        “Not that this would ever actually happen, mind you.” - znufrii Dec 19, 12:59
    - Campaign contributions are different than blatant personal greed. -- nm - znufrii Dec 19, 12:54 5
      - Not if the voters don't care. They're staring unethical behavior right in the face now and still voting for it. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 12:55 4
        
        I’m hoping there would be a significant enough portion of voters who do actually care. -- nm - znufrii Dec 19, 12:58 3
        
        You’re a lot more optimistic than I am - Strongbad Dec 19, 13:01 1
        
        I’m not expecting that it would make national news, necessarily. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 19, 13:07
        
        They can care all they want, but the ones who don't care outnumber us and elect officials who will block the proposal. Get upset about that! -- nm - Max Dec 19, 12:59
  - Because a lot of people read the financial disclosures? -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 12:50 1
    - Reporters might, if they thought there was something worthwhile to uncover. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 19, 12:52
  - I think the old rules are out the door right now. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 12:48 1
    - So you’re saying we need new ones? -- nm - znufrii Dec 19, 12:49

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