• AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    They don’t even need to have insider knowledge, they decide how regulations will be handed down, how stimuli will be dispersed, how the law will be interpreted among a whole host of other factors. There is absolutely no way for lawmakers to invest ethically outside a blind trust.

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      9 months ago

      Then, providing proof should be no problem. Go on then. The state of New York is having a field day with Donald Trump…

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        9 months ago

        Ok, she hasn’t put forward any meaningful tech regulation legislation and owns lots of tech stocks.

        Do you understand how pedantic asking for proof is in this situation? Her simply owning the stock is a conflict of interest as it disincentivizes her from performing the duties she was elected to perform.