A new report by Accountable.US found nearly 60 percent of incumbent House members filed for an extension of their 2022 disclosures in 2023

Over 80 percent of those asked for the maximum 90-day extension

The extensions are legal, but the watchdog group argues the frequency they are relied upon show the lax nature of current financial ethics rules in Congress

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What’s the point in delaying? The vast majority of the public doesn’t check, doesn’t care, and is completely uninvolved in the system that rules their lives.

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      1 year ago

      I’m sure that there’s a group of reporters that pay attention to call things out. 90 days might close the window on their availability to look into it (be given other assignments), or look into how they can lie about or obfuscate their taxes.

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    1 year ago

    Nobody even pretends these criminals will follow any rules or if any rules actually apply to them.

    We are just peons and they are in charge.