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Re:TikTokers Are Trading Stocks by Copying What Members of C... by 0xFreebie on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:43PM (#28611423)
It's more complicated than that. If you prohibit stock ownership, they will cheat with every other asset class. (Real estate deals are easy too). If you prohibit all asset classes, it means only poor people can run for office - so they give inside tips instead to their brother, son, or campaign donors while maintaining a laughable illusion of poverty.

It's a tougher problem than it appears to be.

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Re:TikTokers Are Trading Stocks by Copying What Members of C... by uoaei on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:44PM (#28611439)
How do other countries contend with these issues? America is not the be-all, end-all, and your comment seems to imply that this problem has never been wrestled with except hypothetically.
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Re:TikTokers Are Trading Stocks by Copying What Members of C... by 0xFreebie on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:49PM (#28611480)
That's a good question. I know my comment sounds defeatist. Another commenter suggested requiring trades be announced in advance. Sometimes blind-trusts are used, but there's not much to show they make a difference. Opening up hearings and Congressional communications helps. Honestly it's a tough problem.
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Re:TikTokers Are Trading Stocks by Copying What Members of C... by int_19h on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @08:21PM (#28611716)
I don't think there's any country that has truly solved these issues; at best, they mitigated them. Politicians everywhere are quite a bit richer than your average citizen.
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