11-13-2019, 01:28 PM
(11-13-2019, 12:28 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Eh, iffy is subjective. It's not the most uncommon thing for a person to have a place on a board like that when they really have no business being there. I know one of the things people love to talk about is that these folks shouldn't benefit from the positions of their parents in high levels of government. Whether it is Biden or Trump kids. Personally, I don't care if the children of officials benefit in the private sector so long as there is no undue influence on the policies of the US. Now, is it best practice to avoid these sorts of situations so that there is no illusion of impropriety? Yup.
I do have problems with family in government. We got away from the spoils system in the late 19th century for a reason.
No I understand the practice, but this is a foreign company and the VPs son, and I’m sure it could be nothing more than “Hey we have the US VP’s son on our board “.
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