Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Feb 5, 2012 12:20:27 GMT -5
"They don't actually make most of their money from salaries though. Influence peddling is lucrative."
Yeah. Apparantly, according to an article I read a while ago, congress isn't subject to insider trading laws.....
They can freely do things that a regular federal employee would go to jail for.
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handyman2
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Post by handyman2 on Feb 5, 2012 13:36:33 GMT -5
Is there not a law being considered by Congress that would make the insider trading issue illegal for congress? If so it will be interesting to see which side opposes it the most if any.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 5, 2012 16:37:34 GMT -5
I say pay them more but they have to be the same rules as us. No permanent health care, no pension, pay into social security, buy their own health insurance, no gas at better prices, no bouncing checks with no repercussions.
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