We have the capacity to create an amazing life for every person on this planet, but instead we suffer so that 8 ppl bleed the planet dry before they die.
When I was at Deloitte, I had to report all my stocks and ETFs through Vanguard's automated data feed.
I couldn't hold a stock if I was working on that company.
BUT Congress can trade stocks in companies they regulate, AND report it 3 months late with a $200 fine.
So, I grew up in total poverty in a farming town in southern Texas. By a lucky chance I was able to attend university. The first week on campus I set foot in the student library, and what followed was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. (thread)