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"Warren re-ups bill to ban stock trading by lawmakers" https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/12/18/elizabeth-warren-stock-trading-ban-448390 https://www.polit

• rkk3 5y ago
  Barring lawmakers from investing in equities seems like it would be another barrier for non-wealthy people to be politicians. EDIT: Why the downvotes? Middle class people use the stock market for their retirement funds. If you take away this ability or you take away the salary of lawmakers, you are restricting it to people who are already affluent.
  • lupire 5y ago
    As the article explains, the proposed ban is only on individual stock trades. As a US leader, investigating in broad US market indexes is sufficient for preserving your middle class wealth.
• d33lio 5y ago
  Initially mis-read this (thanks dyslexia) as "warren rips up bill to ban stock trading by lawmakers" haha (clearly I was thinking of Pelosi)
• parineum 5y ago
  >Ultimately the voters of her district have to care. Pelosi's district interest is against action against those companies. In this case, she's doing exactly as she's elected to do.
  • bagacrap 5y ago
    the voters have to care about stock trading by legislators