President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has vowed to return financial accountability to the Senegalese government after his predecessor embezzled public funds and left billions of dollars in hidden debt – yet, Faye himself is exempt from the new transparency law.
alternatively, if the law is good and the exemption for the person or group is not forever (eg because of term limits), maybe it’s just a sacrifice for the future… it might just be the shitty bargain you have to strike
imagine banning stock trading for elected officials in the US… difficult to imagine actually happening because the people making the laws are the ones benefiting from there being no law… but what about if only current reps had an exemption and it were pitched as when they retire, protect the markets from the next generation
unfair and unjust? absolutely… but it’s better than not having a law at all
alternatively, if the law is good and the exemption for the person or group is not forever (eg because of term limits), maybe it’s just a sacrifice for the future… it might just be the shitty bargain you have to strike
imagine banning stock trading for elected officials in the US… difficult to imagine actually happening because the people making the laws are the ones benefiting from there being no law… but what about if only current reps had an exemption and it were pitched as when they retire, protect the markets from the next generation
unfair and unjust? absolutely… but it’s better than not having a law at all