House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading

Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by JamesBarney on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:53PM (#32269968)

When you pay people very little you get

1. The selfless (or the insane or crazy activists) 2. The rich 3. The corrupt

When you pay people a lot you also get

4. Competent hard working people who aren't necessarily selfless. (this is most people)

This group of people makes up the vast majority of people in the US, so why not have some of those people represent us.

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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by kelnos on Thursday July 28, 2022 @06:28PM (#32270820)

... and the problem with US politics in particular is that people who are selfless but not rich/corrupt will have a very hard time getting elected, because they don't have the money to run their campaigns, or the ability to raise it.

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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by rascul on Thursday July 28, 2022 @08:51PM (#32271842)

I'm might be Ok with paying something in line with market rates for comparable positions. I don't know how that works or what positions might be comparable, though.

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