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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by raddan on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @11:26AM (#46136397)
> I’ve been thinking about an act to intentionally enrich members of Congress for reducing the deficit (e.g. a fraction of percent of savings certified by GAO goes to district and to member’s fund with a multi year cool off period, saving based on ratcheted down watermark).

There needs to be more incentive to be wise with that money though. If a representative decides to “fall on their sword” and cut spending on local infrastructure projects, they enrich themselves while impoverishing their constituents. Other reps probably won’t jump in to save a district they don’t represent. I would worry that this would make politicians fleecing their neighbors even worse.

Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by jonhohle on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @07:52PM (#46142462)
That’s what the cool off period is for. You can’t cut something to the bone to get rich quick. It would have to be spread across an election cycle.