Oh yes, I agree that the past always seems like it was better. Previous generations dealt with change and innovation but just not as much of it or as quickly as what we're exposed to today. Speaking of Congressional corruption...there's an account on X (Twitter) called Quiver Quantitative, it tracks the personal investments of members of Congress. Many of these people sit on committees that are privy to lots of information that the general public doesn't and they're using this to make winning stock trades and get insanely wealthy. Insider trading in every sense of the word.
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I really try to stay off Twitter these days. It's just constant fighting on there. Mastodon is a much more mild environment. That said, I followed that account—thanks for suggesting it. I am in total agreement with AOC on this issue—Congressmen should not be allowed to hold any stock. You want to be elected to Congress? You sell your holdings first and if you are caught trading with any secret accounts or through spouses, you are booted out of Congress. Unfortunately as things stand, that will never pass, but I hope she keeps bringing it up.
You're welcome. I couldn't agree more, there's a huge conflict of interest involved with letting lawmakers invest in companies they're regulating or doing business with. That's just one of many things that need to change about our government but it's a big one.