Remember when insider trading was illegal? Or has that never applied to politicians?
this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2025
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It's complicated...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act
96:3 Senate
417:2 House
The real world effectiveness of the STOCK Act at curbing insider trading is up for debate. Insider trading laws which already existed to stop such practices lack specific definitions making them difficult to enforce, the STOCK Act attempts to rectify this but critics argue it does not do enough
Yeah the penalty for that if they even get it is so minimal it's not even a slap on the wrist...
Representative Samsquanch may not be smart enough to get away with insider trading.
Noooooooooooooo really?
I for one am flabbergasted I tell you. FLABBERGASTED!
Just how gasted is your flabber?
Personally, I'm gobsmacked. Who would have guessed?
I'm sure somewhere theres a tweet from her condemning Pelosi's insider trading.
She’s definitely not the only one. It’s going to be interesting to see if anyone tries to do anything about it since laws don’t apply to the wealthy.
I mean, she has the Marjorie touch. Anything she does is instantly shady. She shows up to your kids soccer game? Sorry, that's a shady soccer game now. She is a ruiner of things.
Can a true patriot please put this neanderthal back into the cave where she belongs?
Crazy fucking lady
Yeah no fucking shit