tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5508168504951889835..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Members of Congress Are Exempt from Insider Trading Laws and Make 9% Per Year Trading on Inside InformationRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87526026798943351422011-12-28T08:55:08.307-05:002011-12-28T08:55:08.307-05:00Our Constitution states: "All men are created...Our Constitution states: "All men are created equal". Law giving Senators and Congressmen right to trade stock with insider knowledge, makes it unequal and unfair. I see that Orwell is correct: "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1348832344189809322011-11-28T13:42:01.254-05:002011-11-28T13:42:01.254-05:00I want to see the bill that exempts congress from ...I want to see the bill that exempts congress from insider trading laws and I want to know who in congress voted yes to pass this injustice to the American people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7297483306109471822011-08-08T12:40:32.358-04:002011-08-08T12:40:32.358-04:00IN a year when the common man is struggling mighti...IN a year when the common man is struggling mightily, Pelosi's wealth grows immensly.<br />http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/801-economy/166599-pelosis-net-worth-rises-62-percent-<br /><br />Other members of congress as well. There should be absolute rioting in the streets of DC right now. Every one of them should be dragged out of the capitol, tarred and feathered, drawn and quartered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8330019200193448302011-05-29T19:39:41.377-04:002011-05-29T19:39:41.377-04:00There's a reason that although not a millionai...There's a reason that although not a millionaire when entering congress, they certainly are when they leave. They've got information, and vested interests taking care of them. <br /><br />It stinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-61861613165673306192011-05-29T06:24:24.662-04:002011-05-29T06:24:24.662-04:00Instead of passing laws that apply insider trading...Instead of passing laws that apply insider trading laws to representatives and senators, which they won't follow anyway, why don't those reps and senators who really do want to curb this abuse start a blog and release all interesting information as soon as they are aware of it? Massive publicity will heavily reduce their ability to profit off of what in the private sector would be Shimshonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11555007985725446402011-05-28T23:16:51.275-04:002011-05-28T23:16:51.275-04:00Economists have started to dig into "insider ...Economists have started to dig into "insider trading" by the power elite via their wholly owned subsidiaries, also called the government. Some pioneering work by methodologically mainstream economists with discussed <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2203121/pagenum/all/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2010/05/earth that washttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635503399458271477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17699525405669670462011-05-28T21:41:17.789-04:002011-05-28T21:41:17.789-04:00Preach on, Scarlett!
I heard about this months ag...Preach on, Scarlett!<br /><br />I heard about this months ago and it blew me away. How can people believe these creatures are less than 100% corrupt?Richard Dale Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223505358122633852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85061083318689063072011-05-28T20:39:25.758-04:002011-05-28T20:39:25.758-04:00@Scarlett
I have always advocated that the Presid...@Scarlett<br /><br />I have always advocated that the President and his cabinet, most of Congress, the Supreme Court and the Fed, along with the corporatist welfare queens -- in short, all the crooks and tyrants in high places -- be expropriated and their wealth distributed to the long-victimized productive segment of the public; then they be tarred and feathered; then deported to one of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46241691557416194742011-05-28T18:39:09.328-04:002011-05-28T18:39:09.328-04:0043 mil on food stamps, 50% pay no taxes. This pond...43 mil on food stamps, 50% pay no taxes. This pond scum then votes to have us groped by the TSA for another four years, and they ram and jam us at every opportunity. The rock and roll and country and western crowd are asleep. Prison is too good for these crooks and thieves. You could not shame them, that is how low they have sunk.Scarlettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68542359192318439182011-05-28T16:21:30.169-04:002011-05-28T16:21:30.169-04:00Congress should only be allowed to buy US debt whi...Congress should only be allowed to buy US debt while in office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84184844639934253022011-05-28T15:25:30.652-04:002011-05-28T15:25:30.652-04:00This is no surprise at all.This is no surprise at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11153050348855266762011-05-28T14:45:52.805-04:002011-05-28T14:45:52.805-04:00Oh come on. its not insider trading, its just a to...Oh come on. its not insider trading, its just a token reimbursement for expenses incurred in helping out constituents.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.com