[vargr616]

they do 10x worse on the general population.

Politicians, especially the high ranking ones, should have 100% transparent lives and be monitorised by independent organisation at all times, as they work for the benefit of the public

[lukan]

Yup, raise compensation in return, but the price for power should be more transparency. But maybe not 100%. Even politicians should have the right for a private bedroom and maybe their families as well .. though it is of course of some public interest, with whom the politicians sleep at night.

[geysersam]

> Politicians, especially the high ranking ones, should have 100% transparent lives

For what purpose? What would you achieve by doing that?

[lukan]

100% surveillance would give you all of the backroom deals. The promises of executive positions in companies later on, if just this bill passes..

But, not practical. (I mean, it would also include bank account numbers, nuclear start codes, ..)

[geysersam]

If that's the case maybe you should surveil the business people making the shady deals instead?

But no.. surveiling the dealings of multinational oil companies would be a totally bizarre intrusion into their privacy and the private property right of the owners... but extremely intrusive surveillance of public servants is fine and their just punishment for doing very demanding work for relatively low compensation.

Sounds completely brainwashed if you ask me. You need to recognize who your friends are.

If you think our economic system has this severely corrupting influence maybe we should consider doing something about that. You don't strike me as a stranger to radical reform.

[jplrssn]

No one sensible would agree to live like this. You’d be left only with politicians who were in it for all the wrong reasons.