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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMike Johnson says they need insider trading because they don't make enough money to keep up
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Mike Johnson says they need insider trading because they don't make enough money to keep up (Original Post)
Figarosmom
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Mysterian
(6,654 posts)1. I remember Pelosi was against the trading ban and then was for it
Kind of disappointing, overall.
Omnipresent
(7,527 posts)2. Ooh, that swamp is really starting to grow!
Swamp monsters will be everywhere!
ProfessorGAC
(77,332 posts)3. They Need To Break The Law???
Sounds like something Pablo Escobar would have said?
Besides, if this the wrong job for Mikey because it doesn't pay enough, he should resign and get a higher paying job.
Breaking the law because expenses are tough to meet is nit a valid reason for crimes.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,280 posts)4. If insider trading is OK, then call it the Crock Market.
dickthegrouch
(4,673 posts)5. Get a job at federal minimum wage and try harder, idiot.
If they were all paid for the actual hours spent working they might have more empathy for the real workers.
Hahahahaha!
Kid Berwyn
(25,133 posts)6. Congress should be paid minimum wage.
Conditions would improve.
betsuni
(29,323 posts)7. But we're told all politicians are bought and sold, billionaires/wealthy donors bribe them with campaign contributions.
If Citizens United disappeared tomorrow, the right-wing would be the same as they are now.