Allowing lawmakers to trade stocks and bonds while actively shaping legislation creates INHERENT conflicts of interest, erodes public trust and risks financial exploitation.
LAW MAKERS (Famously, like Nancy Pelosi) SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROFIT OFF THE LAWS THEY PASS. Especially when done so on information not available to the public.
When lawmakers can influence markets with policy decisions, they may act based on personal financial gain rather than the welfare of the public. This potential for abuse compromises the very foundation of representative governance, as officials might craft laws or prioritize issues that benefit their portfolios over the common good.
Calling it āInsider Tradingā , they jail citizens who profit off of non-public informationā¦ yet they do it everyday.
This must end.