In additon there are thousands of elected officials across the country. If we need everyone to abandon/destroy their non-official form of income, nobody will join politics. It is easy to judge from that sidelines.
Absolutely, 100% agree. We should also not let children of Presidents get entangled in billion dollar investment deals with foreign powers that are hostile to US interests[1]
There are blind trusts and other vehicles that can be used. Maybe if the ability to exploit inside knowledge for personal financial gain were limited, the people who choose to get involved in politics would be doing so because they care about making the country a better place, and not to enrich themselves.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hunter-biden-holds-stak...
Of course, or some other mechanism.
> In additon there are thousands of elected officials across the country. If we need everyone to abandon/destroy their non-official form of income, nobody will join politics. It is easy to judge from that sidelines.
So you are saying that politics is inherently corrupt and that if you take away the appeal of corruption then no one will participate?
I've heard rumors that quite a bit before I was born, politics was as boring and stuffy as being an actuary. One can only dream that politics gets boring like that soon.
It was already known in 1987 that he traded while spreading false information and after a couple of years the entire stock market ignored him.
They were really years ahead of everyone else on what to do.
Professionals deal responsibly with conflicts of interest all the time. If you mishandle them, that's somewhere between bad judgement and a punishable offense.