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oldguy_tls

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3. Absolutely ban them from trading stocks

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 01:38 PM

Dec 16

I've long proposed that all elected officials and people in position to influence policy should be FORCED to place all of their assets in a blind trust except the following:

* Their primary residence in their home state
* Any residence they may purchase in the D.C. area while they are working there
* One vacation home, if they have one

All other assets to be placed in a blind trust. And something that many my not agree with, I believe that we the taxpayers should bear the cost of the administration of those trusts since that is our price to pay to be sure that administration and elected officials are being kept honest.

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Ban Congress from trading stocks? NC Senate candidate Roy Cooper says yes [View all] Uncle Joe Dec 16 OP

YES, and RFN please LearnedHand Dec 16 #1

I'm in NC, and I can tell you, Roy Cooper is a jewel. BComplex Dec 16 #2

Absolutely ban them from trading stocks oldguy_tls Dec 16 #3