return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agoJoe Biden and Kamala Harris release their latest tax filings, predecessor Donald Trump declined to disclose such recordsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1521arrow-down115
arrow-up1506arrow-down1external-linkJoe Biden and Kamala Harris release their latest tax filings, predecessor Donald Trump declined to disclose such recordsabcnews.go.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months ago We can keep addresses etc secure when necessary. My point is that it would always be necessary. Are you familiar with the OPM data breach? Yes we should release financials. They’re public servants, not our lords Did you even read my comment? I’m not talking about “lords”, I’m talking about people who are just government employees.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoMy local paper loved printing out names and salaries of the district’s teachers every year.
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoEU here. All public servants report their wealth every year. So they have to find other ways to hide it, mostly at relatives…
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoGovernment employees way too often forget they are public servants. The public has a right to know their salaries, to record them while they are working, and to expect respect and transparency.
My point is that it would always be necessary. Are you familiar with the OPM data breach?
Did you even read my comment? I’m not talking about “lords”, I’m talking about people who are just government employees.
My local paper loved printing out names and salaries of the district’s teachers every year.
EU here. All public servants report their wealth every year.
So they have to find other ways to hide it, mostly at relatives…
Government employees way too often forget they are public servants. The public has a right to know their salaries, to record them while they are working, and to expect respect and transparency.