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Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members (www.theguardian.com)
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Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules

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[–] 2 points 6 days ago

Indeed. Every share owned is a very real conflict of interest.

This also provides a disincentive for the wealthy to run for office, which is good.

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