11-20-2016, 12:47 PM
(11-19-2016, 09:57 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So, I have been seeing a lot of stuff about Trump insisting on vacationing at his own resorts, I saw speculation about Trump Hotel in DC being used to host dignitaries instead of Blair House. My question is, how do we feel about this? About someone profiting from the office? I say this because we are talking about taxpayer dollars that will be flowing into the pockets of Trump when these places are utilized in this way.
It's my understanding that there was a big dust up for Carter over his peanut farm when he was POTUS because of potential conflicts of interest regarding public policy and him profiting from that. Why haven't we heard more about this regarding Trump?
Without intending to preach the moral high ground, my first reaction has to do with ethics, or the lack thereof. You are hearkening back to a day when eliminating any conflict of interest was a premium requirement for public officials. Ethics have been challenged for God knows how long, but seemingly no more so than the past few decades. Now that we have around 60 million voters showing the rest of the world that proper ethics have no place in the Oval Office, what we see is going to be the norm for a lot longer than most can imagine. Politicians do not give ethics top priority anymore. Neither do some voters.
Some say you can place your ear next to his, and hear the ocean ....
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