I don’t know what Mr. Flake is trying to accomplish with this particular piece of legislation, but what I know from his track record worries me. His score with the “Club for Growth” shows a near perfect alignment with free-market trickle down ideology. And he is consider as one of the “gang of eight” in his hard nose immigration policies. I just don’t believe he is trustworthy when it comes to such an influential piece of legislation. 🚧Update: Thank you Sen. Flake for realizing the damaging you have committed as a public servant. Hopefully, your decision to retire will help this country move away from your hard-nosed puritanical ideals and towards a more inclusive and sustainable future for all.

Although this is a good attempt at transparency and so I favor it in principle, given the level of radical and rabid opposition out there, I think this may be more dangerous to public safety than anything else. Over the past few years we’ve seen things extremists get people fired for political contributions to clinics being vandalized. This bill would give fuel to those radicals on either side. It would be better just to eliminate all the subsidies and credit shell games and put everyone on a level playing field.

“Special Interest” is just code for “Somebody I Don’t Like”. How about we just make all tax returns public? Too much transparency? Then explain why these “Special Interests” don’t deserve privacy.