Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ...
by tootallgavin on Thursday July 28, 2022 @01:05PM
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> They might read research, but they aren't personally funding it.
might read, or have someone else tell them the important bits. This cost money either way
> Through your taxpaying dollars, just like every other government worker?
If this were the case, why are the politicians even trading stocks to begin with? if they wanted money why not be a private individual and then there would be no scrutiny on trading stocks.
>pay for [...] research
Thanks for the laugh.
They might read research, but they aren't personally funding it.
You may wish to read up on the subject of government work, salaries, etc. before you go debating about it on the net. Most of this stuff is covered in early Civics classes, and as someone who presumably pays taxes, you might be interested in finding out where and how those dollars get distributed!