Hmm, Florida is getting interesting suddenly
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Does this law only involve the person who is the public official or does the spouse have to also put their net worth down in the form? This kind of thing may be necessary but it seems very personal to me. I'm not sure if I agree with this or not, but bribery has to be stopped at all costs and we need to know our "public" officials are not in the "public" office to get much richer than when they went in.
I agree with you. I just question who is trustworthy enough to have access to this information. Also, we were convinced that the Patriot Act was necessary. Yikes!
I’d say not only document the financials for the elected official, but ALSO the spouse PLUS their children PLUS their parents PLUS their siblings PLUS their in-laws.
Look at all the corruption with Biden and Zelensky alone - they’ve been shoveling money across their entire broader family for years or (in Biden’s case) many DECADES.
What you say about the Bidens is true; although, that doesn't mean every politician and their family will be like them. Biden probably wasn't like them in the beginning, he just found out somewhere, early, along the way that he could enrich himself like crazy and did it without a second thought. I believe most politicians should show financials, at this point just them and not their spouse or family members. Then when they start to get mansions and other lucrative items accumulating, it is time for a deeper dig. I think up to that point they should be looked at carefully but no records accessed. What we need now is to find out how many other Bidens are mixed in with the "decent" politicians who aren't cheating and corrupted.