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Pelosi: Lawmakers/Capitol Staff Shouldn't Be Prohibited From Trading Stock
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Basically: The people making the rules should be allowed to profit from those rules, both before and after the rules go into effect
What else is new in America
What else is new in America
Whaaaaat? Yes let's misalign incentives from lawmakers and the general public even more. Great idea.
Give us UBI and then maybe we can talk.
We're getting into Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes territory.
We're getting into Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes territory.
And insiders who know the finances of a firm before everyone else does should be able to trade their own stock, right? Free market and all. Get fucked.
The fact that such a blatant conflict of interest rarely seems to come up really baffles me. Like, same with Trump not divesting his businesses while president - that, to me, is the single most blatant evidence of corruption, but most people don't even really mention it.
If politicians have money invested in certain industries, they're going to legislate in favor of those industries. Every time. If their assets aren't being held in a blind trust, I have no reason to trust them to work for my benefit instead of their own economic motives.
If politicians have money invested in certain industries, they're going to legislate in favor of those industries. Every time. If their assets aren't being held in a blind trust, I have no reason to trust them to work for my benefit instead of their own economic motives.
Pelosi is particularly terrible when it comes to the financial system, every time she opens her mouth about it something awful comes out. It's consistently her weakest issue as a representative and as speaker. This shit is what really loses elections, even if you think this you're not supposed to say it out loud
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Just straight up trying to lose 2022 at this point so they can fundraise in 2023 and beyond.
Hell of a day Democrats. Real 5 star effort.
Hell of a day Democrats. Real 5 star effort.
At this rate the only thing Republicans need to win in 2022 is a hammock.
There are people that follow Pelosi's stock tradings to make a profit.
finance.yahoo.com
Retail traders follow Nancy Pelosi's husband's stock moves to find winners
When in doubt, pick the same stocks that lawmakers' spouses are buying? That's what retail investors have been doing when it comes to trades made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
My conspiracy brain almost thinks this is Russia trying to influence the election again, and the nthere's video footage of the lawmakers saying these things and I'm just completely dumbfounded at how the DP continues to put its foot in its mouth and alienate voters.
I don't dislike Pelosi as much as most people do, she's accomplished a lot of positive things for people. Especially when you take into account her very, very privileged upbringing. But she is clearly no longer able to communicate with regular people. I guess it isn't suprising when you're old and extremely wealthy, but it's the truth nonetheless.
Insider-trading for me(cough*my partner*cough), not for thee.
Only good people surrender power for good of others. These aren't good people. They're hardly people, seeing as they always have golden parachutes.
Now that's damn good.
Only good people surrender power for good of others. These aren't good people. They're hardly people, seeing as they always have golden parachutes.
Now that's damn good.
This is why Democrats never really feel all that bad when Republicans win since they enjoy the benefits anyways
Conflict of interest, how does that work?
Pelosi is really just a collection of bullshit takes and Dems like her are why my dopey family says "both sides are the same".
Pelosi is really just a collection of bullshit takes and Dems like her are why my dopey family says "both sides are the same".
No shit she'd say that when she and all her friends in Washington do it
might get banned but I can't wait until she fucking dies
might get banned but I can't wait until she fucking dies
Given how much she dragged her feet on everything to do with Trump, she's either compromised by others or compromised morally. Democrats have been giving her a pass for too long. It's also frustrating personally as a Californian, as although we are a heavily Democratic state, our politicians are often corrupt and/or don't reflect the will of the people they're supposed to serve.
There are people that follow Pelosi's stock tradings to make a profit.
Retail traders follow Nancy Pelosi's husband's stock moves to find winners
When in doubt, pick the same stocks that lawmakers' spouses are buying? That's what retail investors have been doing when it comes to trades made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
Ha, I was about to post this too.
Here's another article from NPR about this: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039...tocks-by-watching-what-members-of-congress-do
ngl, this is genius. 😂There are people that follow Pelosi's stock tradings to make a profit.
Retail traders follow Nancy Pelosi's husband's stock moves to find winners
When in doubt, pick the same stocks that lawmakers' spouses are buying? That's what retail investors have been doing when it comes to trades made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
