Serious question - what do you think the kids should do when their parents get political positions, not work?

throwaway27448 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Having control of a company is not exactly "work".

Marsymars 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The responsibility is on the parent; the parent should recuse themselves from decisions or discussions where there could be a conflict of interest involving their family members.

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wat10000 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Or better yet, the parent should not be appointed to the position in the first place. If members of your immediate family occupy important positions in the industry you'd be involved with, then you don't get the job. Very easy solution, if the people in power were willing to do it.

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dcrazy 2 hours ago | parent [-]

This is kind of an absurd rule. The kids of the people who are seen as so good at their jobs to be appointed to public office are all the more likely to follow in their parents’ footsteps.

	▲	wat10000 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		So? Is there nobody who would be good at the job who wouldn't have a gigantic conflict of interest due to family? What's so absurd about saying you can't have massive conflicts of interest if you're going to be an important government official?