Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

fred - 02 July 2008 06:14 PM

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

I would be real happy if they did away with 200 boards but it is wrong to run people off who do not wish to disclose their financial information. They should at most only have to reveal their state dealings. Congressmen do not have to make such disclosures.

All that will be on those boards now is people that want something or political wanna be.

The board I am on I have opposed every attempt by that board to put a millage on the ballot. All the business men have and none of the non business people have opposed them.

You watch the quality of those boards will go down even further if that is possible.

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:27 PM

fred - 02 July 2008 06:14 PM

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

I would be real happy if they did away with 200 boards but it is wrong to run people off who do not wish to disclose their financial information. They should at most only have to reveal their state dealings. Congressmen do not have to make such disclosures.

All that will be on those boards now is people that want something or political wanna be.

The board I am on I have opposed every attempt by that board to put a millage on the ballot. All the business men have and none of the non business people have opposed them.

You watch the quality of those boards will go down even further if that is possible.

I would disagree. If they are on a state board, deciding policy and directing spending, they should be required to comply with full disclosure.  Those that leave because of this, had something to hide.  Damm good riddance.  And I don’t think the quality of people on these boards will decline.. Get people on them now who wish to serve and improve, it can only improve......

Appointments to these boards in the past were always rewards for political loyalty.  You really beleive they were there to serve??  Get rid of all the sob’s I say.  I’d be happy to see 400 quit.

If you quit these boards because you have to disclose your sources of income, you shouldn’t have been there to begin with.  This is part of the system that put Louisiana last on every list… I personally hope every damm one of them resigns.

Very nice to see some good news.

fred - 02 July 2008 06:30 PM

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:27 PM

fred - 02 July 2008 06:14 PM

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

I would be real happy if they did away with 200 boards but it is wrong to run people off who do not wish to disclose their financial information. They should at most only have to reveal their state dealings. Congressmen do not have to make such disclosures.

All that will be on those boards now is people that want something or political wanna be.

The board I am on I have opposed every attempt by that board to put a millage on the ballot. All the business men have and none of the non business people have opposed them.

You watch the quality of those boards will go down even further if that is possible.

I would disagree. If they are on a state board, deciding policy and directing spending, they should be required to comply with full disclosure.  Those that leave because of this, had something to hide.  Damm good riddance.  And I don’t think the quality of people on these boards will decline.. Get people on them now who wish to serve and improve, it can only improve......

Appointments to these boards in the past were always rewards for political loyalty.  You really beleive they were there to serve??  Get rid of all the sob’s I say.  I’d be happy to see 400 quit.

If you quit these boards because you have to disclose your sources of income, you shouldn’t have been there to begin with.  This is part of the system that put Louisiana last on every list… I personally hope every damm one of them resigns.

You know if their disclosure has a single error they can be fined $10000? Tell me political enemies won’t use that to pound them. It would take me at least a $1000 to have an accountant prepare a financial statement that was 100% accurate. If the friggin cable TV company hits my credit card with a pay per view charge tonight that I did not reveal technically I could be fined $10000. You can’t just say I got $1000 in the bank and call that cash on hand.

These are not state boards. Many are parish boards. Library boards. SPCA boards. Rec districts. Bonding districts. crap like that.  That should be required to reveal all the business transactions with the state and parish they have and reveal that to a paid auditor and that be it. Profiting from their board position by doing business with the entity should be illegal.

What security do you gain requiring full disclosure vs. what I propose? Do you really care if the guy is worth $10 million or $10 so long as he is not profiting from his board seat?
The governor doesn’t even have to reveal his financial condition like these people do.

I guarantee you one damn thing---I will never give a subsidy to a former employer of me or any member of my immediate family and I will never take a cent in salary for anything I might do for the state or the parish as a member of one of these boards.

I believe the ethics laws should have been “not a cup of coffee” strict.

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:54 PM

The governor doesn’t even have to reveal his financial condition like these people do.

Perhaps if he had been required to file these forms over the years, we would learn how a guy in his 30s working for the government almost all his life, with a wife and kids, could become a millionaire.

Trollfessor - 02 July 2008 07:02 PM

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:54 PM

The governor doesn’t even have to reveal his financial condition like these people do.

Perhaps if he had been required to file these forms over the years, we would learn how a guy in his 30s working for the government almost all his life, with a wife and kids, could become a millionaire.

Damm good point troll, I’ve wondered about that myself.

fred - 02 July 2008 07:06 PM

Trollfessor - 02 July 2008 07:02 PM

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:54 PM

The governor doesn’t even have to reveal his financial condition like these people do.

Perhaps if he had been required to file these forms over the years, we would learn how a guy in his 30s working for the government almost all his life, with a wife and kids, could become a millionaire.

Damm good point troll, I’ve wondered about that myself.

Wouldn’t it sort of rub you wrong that he is supporting putting disclosure rules on other people that he will not put on his office??

fred - 02 July 2008 07:06 PM

Trollfessor - 02 July 2008 07:02 PM

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:54 PM

The governor doesn’t even have to reveal his financial condition like these people do.

Perhaps if he had been required to file these forms over the years, we would learn how a guy in his 30s working for the government almost all his life, with a wife and kids, could become a millionaire.

Damm good point troll, I’ve wondered about that myself.

The problem is people like you only started wondering about Jindal critically after the election.

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 07:23 PM

fred - 02 July 2008 07:06 PM

Trollfessor - 02 July 2008 07:02 PM

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:54 PM

The governor doesn’t even have to reveal his financial condition like these people do.

Perhaps if he had been required to file these forms over the years, we would learn how a guy in his 30s working for the government almost all his life, with a wife and kids, could become a millionaire.

Damm good point troll, I’ve wondered about that myself.

Wouldn’t it sort of rub you wrong that he is supporting putting disclosure rules on other people that he will not put on his office??

Absolutely.

Two wrongs don’t make a right. Congressmen should also have to disclose their financial interests. So should the governor and every elected official.

Yes the boards should be done away with but Jindal loves the bureaucracy so he’s not likely to do that. Let’s get rid of the ones that want to hide their financial interests.

How could the quality of government go any longer? Louisiana is last or next to last in every “good” list and in the top of every bad list. What’s worse?

I. B. Freeman - 02 July 2008 06:27 PM

fred - 02 July 2008 06:14 PM

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

I would be real happy if they did away with 200 boards but it is wrong to run people off who do not wish to disclose their financial information. They should at most only have to reveal their state dealings. Congressmen do not have to make such disclosures.

All that will be on those boards now is people that want something or political wanna be.

The board I am on I have opposed every attempt by that board to put a millage on the ballot. All the business men have and none of the non business people have opposed them.

You watch the quality of those boards will go down even further if that is possible.

fred - 02 July 2008 06:14 PM

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

Some of these boards need to be done away with. Example, Causeway Commission (don’t know if the governor appoints them though) with this whole Mandeville mayor ordeal. Put the causeway under control of the DOTD. I am sure we could go on and on.

I think that there could have been some work done on a “middle way” to handle this--where there was full disclosure, but where some privacy for private citizens could have been maintained.  Especially for those serving on small boards for no pay.

Maybe full disclosure to the Legislative Auditor’s office, with only the income derived from public sources and any sources that might be a conflict of interest to be made public by the Legislative Auditor’s office.

What do you want to know beyond their dealings with the state? How does knowing their credit card balance help the state for example?

Huey Long - 02 July 2008 11:32 PM

fred - 02 July 2008 06:14 PM

Best news I’ve heard in a long time.. Don’t let the door him them in the azz on the way out.

Some of these boards need to be done away with. Example, Causeway Commission (don’t know if the governor appoints them though) with this whole Mandeville mayor ordeal. Put the causeway under control of the DOTD. I am sure we could go on and on.

The Causeway should have been sold to a private enterprise last year when they were talking about it. It should never be put into the state bureaucracy where legislators from all over the state can get their hands on the money it generates while under no obligation to properly maintain it.