• SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Members of Congress shouldn’t own stock, neither should Supreme Court Justices. It’s effectively a life appointment, they are well compensated, and there’s obvious conflicts of interest. Money and justice don’t mix well.

    • FundMECFS@piefed.zip
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      23 hours ago

      Yes. That’s the easier solution.

      The harder solution is maybe we shouldn’t have 9 people appointed by the most powerful person in the country for life have that much power. It’s not very democratic.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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      1 day ago

      They should be allowed to invest in broad index funds. Shit that goes up when the economy is good and down when it’s bad.

      And maybe gvt bonds.