Elizabeth Warren is really growing on me lately. While I've respected her fights against banks like Wells Fargo and her advocacy for greater consumer protection, she's not been my favorite rumored candidate for 2020. But if she actually builds a real platform aimed at tackling money and corruption in American politics, which I've long felt to be the most fundamental threat to our society, I will gladly reconsider. Bazz, this is what draining the swamp
actually looks like.
Accountable Capitalism Act
- Corporations with over $1B revenue would be required to allow their workers to elect 40 percent of the membership of their board of directors.
- Corporate executives would be limited in their ability to sell shares of stock that they receive as pay; such shares be held for at least five years after they were received, and at least three years after a share buyback.
- Corporate political activity must be authorized by both 75% of shareholders and 75% of board members.
Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
- Imposes a lifetime ban on lobbying for presidents, federal lawmakers, judges, and cabinet secretaries.
- Apply conflict of interest laws to presidents, vice presidents, senior government officials, and White House staff.
- Prohibits companies from immediately hiring or paying any senior government official from an agency/department/Congressional office recently lobbied by that company.
- Bans all lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
- Mandates the release of tax returns for presidential candidates prior to their election and every year they hold office.
- Bans members of Congress, the White House staff, and federal judges from owning individual stocks, replacing them with managed investment accounts.
- Requires executive branch employees to recuse from all issues that might financially benefit themselves or a previous employer or client from the preceding 4 years.