• Poayjay@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    In what world would it ever be ok for a Supreme Court justice to buy and sell individual stocks?

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      6 months ago

      Totally agree. This is not exactly a good example in impropriety but I don’t see why holding office should not restrict holders investments to broad total market index funds and bond funds.

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      6 months ago

      The justification people use is that allowing them to profit through “normal/legal” channels prevents them from taking bribes or seeking other forms of income.

      Absolutely disgusting and boils down to the same thing. Very effective at preventing corruption too (/s). A normal person would be jailed.

      Edit: Some words.

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        6 months ago

        allowing them to profit through “normal/legal” channels prevents them from taking bribes or seeking other forms of income.

        This doesn’t seem to have worked. Thomas and Alito are the glaring examples, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that they all take bribes of one form or another, whether intentionally or unintentionally because their actions bear no personal consequences other than enrichment.

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          Correct, it doesn’t work. Which is why the justification is stupid and there should be stricture regulations to prevent conflict of interest.