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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Yeah, it’s more than a little suspect that Pelosi is the poster child for insider trading when she’s not nearly the worst one, and she’s down 20 percent. It’s almost like the disinformation merchants are lying …

That said, it’s inexcusable that anyone in Congress is allowed to do this. I rarely subscribe to “both sides are bad,” but in this case both sides are bad.

And it’s so unnecessary. If a member of Congress wanted to launder money into their own pocket, there are easier ways than trading on inside information. For instance, you can have someone ghost write a shitty book. Then have your dark money donor buy two million copies of your book, and presto, you’re a multi-millionaire. Or just have the Saudis dump $2 billion in your “investment company.” That works too.
gpt
Right?! 

John McCain was the last large fighter against money in politics and he beat out Mitch mcconnel the first time around. Sadly, good ol turtle out maneuvered McCain in a way resembling Kevin Spacey in house of cards, and got money into politics. I'm hazy on the nitty gritty, but what I do understand is that this was a profound turning point for US politics. It now sped up the rate of attracting those seeking to enrich themselves over those trying their best to serve the public (even if we don't all agree on what that meant - due to political, ideological, and other differences.