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Congress Exempts Itself From Insider-Trading Laws
Posted on October 12, 2010 by Dr. Eowyn| 12 Comments
“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” –Thomas Jefferson, letter to E. Carrington, 1788
When did the American Republic devolve into an oligarchy, rule by a few? If you still harbor doubt that there’s a bipartisan Political Ruling Class in this country, read this Wall St. Journal article. Not only do the elected members of Congress, who are supposed to be our servants:
Exempt their staff from ObamaCare
Decide and vote on their own raises
Get a pension after serving just 5 years
Began paying into Social Security (like the rest of us) only since 1983
Now we learn that although it is illegal for the rest of us to engage in insider trading, Congressional staffers can and do profit from stock trading in companies overseen by their bosses. Why? Because insider-trading laws don’t apply to Congress!
(What the fukkk . . . . ??? Zim.)
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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