12-08-2021, 06:14 AM
Politicians should not hold Stocks or Crypto
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Politicians should not hold any stocks or cryptocurrencies, no matter the size of the investment.</p> <p>Would a politician pass legislation which affects their investment in a bad way? No</p> <p>In the past U.S. senators have <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e3a82b44-6a3f-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3">offloaded</a> millions of dollars in stock shortly before the US markets crashed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Just after they received confidential briefings affecting their investment and the virus response.</p> <p>While I appreciate Crypto supporting politicians, I believe their investment into it compromises their integrity, just like stock investments.</p> <p>This just feels like they are doing politics for their close friends and investments, and not the people.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Dwez1337"> /u/Dwez1337 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rb32bo/politicians_should_not_hold_stocks_or_crypto/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rb32bo/politicians_should_not_hold_stocks_or_crypto/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Politicians should not hold any stocks or cryptocurrencies, no matter the size of the investment.</p> <p>Would a politician pass legislation which affects their investment in a bad way? No</p> <p>In the past U.S. senators have <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e3a82b44-6a3f-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3">offloaded</a> millions of dollars in stock shortly before the US markets crashed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Just after they received confidential briefings affecting their investment and the virus response.</p> <p>While I appreciate Crypto supporting politicians, I believe their investment into it compromises their integrity, just like stock investments.</p> <p>This just feels like they are doing politics for their close friends and investments, and not the people.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Dwez1337"> /u/Dwez1337 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rb32bo/politicians_should_not_hold_stocks_or_crypto/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rb32bo/politicians_should_not_hold_stocks_or_crypto/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R