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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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