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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by burkaman on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @10:43AM (#46135775)
Something like "Congressional leadership 47% better at picking stocks than rank-and-file"
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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by gcapu on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @09:26PM (#46143073)
That would be good. I only said that his "lawmakers who later ascend to leadership positions perform similarly to matched peers beforehand but outperform them by 47 percentage points annually after ascension." is way too long. I guess other people disagreed because I got some downvotes.
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