Two days ago the NYT posted an investigation into politicians trading stocks
They found that 81 Democrats & 101 Republicans filed up to 3,700 trades and $100M in possible volume
Many had 100% winners, with some perfectly timed
Here’s examples of just how good they were
The average American has a net worth of $505,000
The median American has a net worth of $79,000
If wealth were distributed equally you'd have $426,000 more, according to math.
In Belgium, the average is $351k and the median is $230k. Poorer country, richer people.
SHE IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND GOT ATTACKED BY THE POLICE. AGAIN: SHE WORKS IN YHE GOVERNMENT, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND SHE GOT PEPPER SPRAYED DURING A PEACEFUL PROTEST.