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minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 day agoIf we outlaw it they’ll just go around it using someone else as a proxy. Must try harder. :(
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 day agoBest do nothing then! So with the bullshit down and gloom, that’s how they get away with never fixing anything. It’s also a lot easier to trace insider trading when they go through a proxy.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 day agoOh I’m not advocating for nothing, just saying that alone this isn’t enough. We should absolutely outlaw congressional stock trading, and more. Please don’t mistake my desire for something more comprehensive for apathy.
If we outlaw it they’ll just go around it using someone else as a proxy. Must try harder. :(
Best do nothing then!
So with the bullshit down and gloom, that’s how they get away with never fixing anything. It’s also a lot easier to trace insider trading when they go through a proxy.
Oh I’m not advocating for nothing, just saying that alone this isn’t enough.
We should absolutely outlaw congressional stock trading, and more.
Please don’t mistake my desire for something more comprehensive for apathy.