I never said they didn’t? But I get how you got there.

Agreed, we need to pick our representatives better :(

Oh I’m not advocating for nothing, just saying that alone this isn’t enough.

We should absolutely outlaw congressional stock trading, and more.

Please don’t mistake my desire for something more comprehensive for apathy.

Trust me I’m well aware of the failings of my country. That doesn’t mean I can’t recognize one of them or that you have to remind me of their existence when I do.

In other words, I get it but you’re not helping.

Yeah I see what you’re getting at, but not a fan of rewarding bad behavior which is really all throwing money at establishment politicians will ever do.

If we outlaw it they’ll just go around it using someone else as a proxy. Must try harder. :(

Only issue is we’re supposed to be their boss. Americans elect representatives to do the job of representing us. If they don’t do their job they shouldn’t be paid, and overall public support for representatives is incredibly low because of the behavior you’re advocating to pay them off in order to avoid doing.

Not sure where you work but if I stopped doing my job I’d expect a firing, not a raise.

To solve both problems the public needs to scrutinize the shit out of their elected officials and be more willing to throw them to the side when they stop being useful, like corporations do to us all the time.

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