"When Congress members consistently outperform benchmarks like the S&P 500, it raises serious questions about fairness."
  • @RagingSnarkasm
    55•1 month ago

    “When Congress members consistently outperform benchmarks like the S&P 500, it raises serious questions about fairness insider trading.”

    Fixed that for you.

  • @[email protected]
    28•1 month ago

    It is almost like they know the laws that will affect the stock prices of companies and they invest accordingly.

  • @[email protected]English
    25•1 month ago

    I wonder why Pelosi is always the mascot for this kind of behavior, when she was like the 6th best performing congressperson, and leagues behind the first?

    Oh, the top 5 were all Republican, got it

    • pachristEnglish
      17•1 month ago

      She’s also the one who has fought any attempt to curb it, tooth and nail, for the past couple years.

    • @[email protected]English
      11•1 month ago

      Some people say you can’t reason with Republicans but can pressure Democrats. Making Pelosi the figurehead of this puts pressure on Democrats to change.

      Republican voters just elected a felon. They do not and will not care about some insider trading so long as it’s the correct team doing it. Some Democrat voters might care about insider trading.

  • @SoftTeeth
    14•1 month ago

    Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

  • @[email protected]English
    12•1 month ago

    I make what a senator makes but I have nowhere near the net worth because I can’t insider trade.

    • @ynazuma
      3•1 month ago

      You also don’t network the way a congressman networks

      This can lead to insider trading, for sure, but also tons of other business opportunities

      There is a reason why the richest families in the US tend to have politicians in the family