completely transparent with their finances and taxes, along with their immediate family.
This. Not only because we need to see if they're doing any grifting but to see if they can actually handle money. Outside of things like having a mortgage/the usual bills, if they can't keep their heads above water in their own lives, why should they be allowed to have anything to do with the Public's finances?
I think anyone running for public office should have to be completely transparent with their finances and taxes, along with their immediate family.
Any conflicts of interest should be made public.
I really dislike the nepotism and blatant fraud and grifting in politics.
But then again, all of those things are probably why people become politicians, so there might be a shortage of politicians with such a system.
So, yeah, works out both ways. 😁
This. Not only because we need to see if they're doing any grifting but to see if they can actually handle money. Outside of things like having a mortgage/the usual bills, if they can't keep their heads above water in their own lives, why should they be allowed to have anything to do with the Public's finances?