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Re:Twilio employees, associates charged with insider trading... by swyx on Monday March 28, 2022 @06:30PM (#30836388)
well, for one, members of congress are legally allowed to insider trade.

pretty convenient laws when you make the laws.

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Re:Twilio employees, associates charged with insider trading... by CharlesW on Monday March 28, 2022 @06:51PM (#30836566)
> well, for one, members of congress are legally allowed to insider trade.

Are they?

Highlight link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act#:~:text=The%20law%20....

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Re:Twilio employees, associates charged with insider trading... by JumpCrisscross on Monday March 28, 2022 @07:21PM (#30836805)
Spoiler: members of Congress are not allowed to trade on inside information. We haven't yet seen a prosecution, however.
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Re:Twilio employees, associates charged with insider trading... by dnsco on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @12:19AM (#30838725)
Why go after congress members making millions when you can go after software engineers making thousands?
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