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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by margalabargala on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @11:52AM (#46136792)
> We elect leaders - people with skills, knowledge, and expertise.

I admire your optimism but saying it doesn't make it so.

We elect people able to convince others they should be elected. Often that means they possess the ability to convince others they have the skills, knowledge, and expertise you describe.

If you think that's the same thing as actually having skills, knowledge, and expertise, well, I have bad news for you...

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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by groundzeros2015 on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @02:19PM (#46138722)
Optimism would be believing people on the street are as capable as Us senators.
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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by margalabargala on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @11:22PM (#46143781)
That's because most US senators have been senators longer than most people have been alive.

Most random people off the street would be as capable as a US senator if they spent decades doing it.

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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by groundzeros2015 on Thursday December 04, 2025 @02:31PM (#46151768)
People aren’t even good at the menial jobs they do have.
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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by margalabargala on Thursday December 04, 2025 @04:19PM (#46153237)
Yes, that's something they have in common with most of Congress.
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