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ono@lemmy.ca to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Bipartisan senators unveiling measure to ban stock ownership by lawmakers, administration officials

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Bipartisan senators unveiling measure to ban stock ownership by lawmakers, administration officials

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A bipartisan pair of senators unveiled a bill Wednesday to ban stock ownership by lawmakers and administration officials, in what they are calling the “most substantial bipartisan effort to ban sto…
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  • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org
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    Seems like a good start, but I wonder why it doesn’t include judicial.

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      Don’t worry it has 0 chance of passing.

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        It could, because the requirements will be laughable. This is just a way for them to obfuscate their investment via a third party while virtue signaling.

        It’s also a way for them to finger point during election season.

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          Finger pointing! That is definitely something a politician excels at.

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          “They aren’t my stocks, they’re my wife’s/husband’s/daughter’s/son’s” - every politician

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            “my wealth manager does all that stuff, sure we have a weekly golf game together, but that doesn’t affect the trades he makes”

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    Something like this requires a constitution amendment…

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