• Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Because they get all the insider info that they are legally allowed to use for investment strategies which commoners are not.

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        10 months ago

        If someone who isn’t of congress nobility tells their investment firm owning spouse of insider information, they’d face severe penalties. Congress is taking advantage of the fact that they write the laws by exempting themselves.