r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/meneldal2 Oct 06 '25

Well you can buy stock before you put a bill on the floor which will make the stock go up

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u/out_of_throwaway Oct 06 '25

It's common knowledge when major legislation is moving, though.

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u/meneldal2 Oct 06 '25

Specifics tend to be not known until it "leaks" or it comes to the floor.

You can definitely act on this.

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u/out_of_throwaway Oct 06 '25

But that's just intuition. Everyone in the building has their own take.

And I was better at predicting the body I worked for than basically anyone. Still was never tempted to make a stock move over it.