House Speaker Mike Johnson said that members of Congress should be able to continue owning stocks.
He suggested that a stock trading ban could discourage people from running for office.
Earlier this year, Johnson expressed support for a ban, citing the “appearance of impropriety.”
Lawmakers should be pilloried.
You can run for office for a maximum of 12 years and then you’re summarily executed.
It’s good we’re offering serious alternatives instead of nonsense that will be easily dismissed.
shrug
“Congressmen should just be able to profit off fluctuations in the market based on their legislative insider knowledge” seems pretty nonsensical and easy to dismiss outside of the US Capital Building.
But inside the building, its wildly popular.
Whatchagonna do?