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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:07 AM Original message |
Senators Allowed to Own Stocks in Military Companies, but Their Staff Is Not |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. They shouldn't be allowed to hold any stock. |
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Travis_0004 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Owning stock is fine, but make them put it in a blind trust N/T |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Sounds fair. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. it's not a true blind trust if they already know they hold the stock. |
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Travis_0004 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They wouldn't know they hold the stock |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. this would require divestiture of the stocks in question. same difference. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. they are EXEMPT from insider trading law, also |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. holy crap! |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Rules are for the little people, not our self-appointed demigod rulers. |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. This is typical. Cutting Social Security, no Public Option, no real |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. Who would have thought members of congress have different rules than everyone else. nt |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. I'm sure this was an oversight - Our Leaders would never do anything wrong... |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. No wonder this war goes on and on.... Money trumps peace. |
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