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This will enable incompetent journalists to make even more outlandish claims about conflict of interest by politicians. Like AP claiming the Florida governor h
by 0xy 5y ago
This will enable incompetent journalists to make even more outlandish claims about conflict of interest by politicians.
Like AP claiming the Florida governor had a conflict of interest by taking money from a hedge fund that had a <0.001% investment in a pharmaceutical company that he later advocated for through policy/speeches. By this logic, taking cash from a hedge fund gives you a conflict of interest in practically every industry and company in existence. [1]
Or Politifact claiming the former president had a conflict of interest in a pharmaceutical company by owning an index fund that happened to own it (the amount of second or third hand ownership was less than $1,500). [2]
[1] https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-4d0d18b24e0dd41de2424e19b3ed994f https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-coronav...
[2] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/09/facebook-posts/trump-has-tiny-financial-stake-company-manufacture/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/09/facebook-p...
- redis_mlc 5y agoOTOH ... most of Nancy Pelosi's wealth, around $100 million, comes from Apple stock, and Steve Jobs had her personal phone number. And the Clinton Foundation has received over $2 billion from Saudi Arabia, which stopped when Hillary failed to be elected President. And the Biden family received around $1 billion from China and the Ukraine. Starting to add up.
- 4ggr0 5y agoIn my opinion politicians should not receive money from Hedge Funds at all.
- croon 5y agoHas that politifact article changed? Because reading just the "If your time is short" blurb states exactly that.