Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks
by cestith on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @10:24AM
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They should also, like judges, be recusing themselves from decisions and deliberations known to directly favor or hinder those personal holdings.
Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks
by QuercusMax on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @10:39AM
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Ha! The supreme court (what a joke) has said that it's cool to give "gratuities" after the fact to judges or lawmakers who do what you want. It's not a bribe, it's just a gift or a tip!
Banning trading outright is impossible and won't happen.
Congressional staff and congresspeople (and their families + extended families) should be forced to trade via an exchange that publicly discloses immediately, and any person on public dime needs to disclose specifically WHY they made the trade or, there needs to be some sort of mechanism that forces said congressfolk to disclose their trades 48 hours prior to execution, and held for at least X amount of time. Any selling of security needs to be announced well ahead of time.