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Re:Janet Yellen Got $810k to Give Speeches at Citadel by snypher on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:40PM (#25976021)
It can be seen as a legal form of bribery. What information could possibly be worth so much, and in two speeches and some 'webinars'? I don't think it can possibly be ethical to accept such sums from corporations that you ultimately will be tasked with regulating. To think we once made a guy sell his peanut farm.
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Re:Janet Yellen Got $810k to Give Speeches at Citadel by etaioinshrdlu on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:53PM (#25976097)
The good news is it's done. She doesn't owe Citadel any favors. It's not legally considered a conflict of interest (as far as I know; not a lawyer)

It is also typically considered a good thing when public servants are financially stable as it makes them less susceptible to influence.

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Re:Janet Yellen Got $810k to Give Speeches at Citadel by square_square on Sunday January 31, 2021 @01:56AM (#25976723)
I don't think so. $810k is too small amount of money for a person like Yellen.
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