You simply cannot control this or even regulate it.

[justoffal]

I have a lot of sympathy for this particular sentiment. It pisses me off to watch elected politicians leverage their elected office in behalf of their wallet. However it's really not possible to stop it even if you can regulate it to some extent and even that I think is probably not actually possible.

(1) Inside Congress Live https://share.google/3ujryHUgTnOYiaUpr

There are some elected officials who are simply successful businessmen and women regardless of their political career. There are some ( Maxine Waters comes to mind) who atte totally dependent on there political reputation and position for their financial success.

In final analysis they do not act alone... For as long as there are people willing to buy influence and seek favor they will be the abuse of political position for money and gain.

The American people are tired of politicians using their influence for personal gain, and the rise of prediction markets has made those concerns even more relevant,” Budzinski said in a statement. “In recent months, we’ve seen instances of little-known traders making massive profits on events ranging from war with Iran to how long a government shutdown will last, raising necessary questions about the use of inside information.”

 

[Invisibleflash]

I have a lot of sympathy for this particular sentiment. It pisses me off to watch elected politicians leverage their elected office in behalf of their wallet. However it's really not possible to stop it even if you can regulate it to some extent and even that I think is probably not actually possible.

(1) Inside Congress Live https://share.google/3ujryHUgTnOYiaUpr

There are some elected officials who are simply successful businessmen and women regardless of their political career. There are some ( Maxine Waters comes to mind) who atte totally dependent on there political reputation and position for their financial success.

In final analysis they do not act alone... For as long as there are people willing to buy influence and seek favor they will be the abuse of political position for money and gain.

The American people are tired of politicians using their influence for personal gain, and the rise of prediction markets has made those concerns even more relevant,” Budzinski said in a statement. “In recent months, we’ve seen instances of little-known traders making massive profits on events ranging from war with Iran to how long a government shutdown will last, raising necessary questions about the use of inside information.”

Dunno, bub. They do a pretty good job regulating inside trading for the average Jane, Joe or zir. But politicians have made themselves exempt from the same law that everyone is under.

 

[luiza]

With 94% of Congress taking money from Israel , shouldn't this be accepted as a normal part of a decently corrupt American's normal way of life .

Corruption brings wealth which helps health and hence Productivity and Profit .

Win / win all the way with good and well thought out Corruption .

Of course the Sheeple don't like it .
But what has that got to do with useless Grass Munchers ?

 

[leftwinger]

What did Bernie do with $90 million "campaign contributions" when he dropped out? twice? Setup much?

How about MTG? ISSA? Do the all refund it down to $25 Grandma Opplinger in Springfield? Lol! You dumb OXYEN ️ ️

 

[martybegan]

I have a lot of sympathy for this particular sentiment. It pisses me off to watch elected politicians leverage their elected office in behalf of their wallet. However it's really not possible to stop it even if you can regulate it to some extent and even that I think is probably not actually possible.

(1) Inside Congress Live https://share.google/3ujryHUgTnOYiaUpr

There are some elected officials who are simply successful businessmen and women regardless of their political career. There are some ( Maxine Waters comes to mind) who atte totally dependent on there political reputation and position for their financial success.

In final analysis they do not act alone... For as long as there are people willing to buy influence and seek favor they will be the abuse of political position for money and gain.

The American people are tired of politicians using their influence for personal gain, and the rise of prediction markets has made those concerns even more relevant,” Budzinski said in a statement. “In recent months, we’ve seen instances of little-known traders making massive profits on events ranging from war with Iran to how long a government shutdown will last, raising necessary questions about the use of inside information.”

Pay then $1M a year each but require them to put all their assets into government escrow until they leave office.

 

[Independent thinker]

I have a lot of sympathy for this particular sentiment. It pisses me off to watch elected politicians leverage their elected office in behalf of their wallet. However it's really not possible to stop it even if you can regulate it to some extent and even that I think is probably not actually possible.

(1) Inside Congress Live https://share.google/3ujryHUgTnOYiaUpr

There are some elected officials who are simply successful businessmen and women regardless of their political career. There are some ( Maxine Waters comes to mind) who atte totally dependent on there political reputation and position for their financial success.

In final analysis they do not act alone... For as long as there are people willing to buy influence and seek favor they will be the abuse of political position for money and gain.

The American people are tired of politicians using their influence for personal gain, and the rise of prediction markets has made those concerns even more relevant,” Budzinski said in a statement. “In recent months, we’ve seen instances of little-known traders making massive profits on events ranging from war with Iran to how long a government shutdown will last, raising necessary questions about the use of inside information.”

The left are always talking badly about the one percenters being rich off the backs of ordinary Americans but, the fact is, the politicians are doing quite well off the backs of ordinary Americans as well. The one percenters create jobs which help them get richer but the politicians also creat jobs which help them get richer. The politicians have a good little game going. The longer they are politicians, the richer they get. It would be interesting to know how much of the national debt is traced back to the expenses of politicians and the schemes they are involved in to increase their wealth.