Ron Johnson, Worth $40M, Says Stock Trading Ban Would Make It “Unattractive” to Be in Congress
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Sen. Ron Johnson is one of the richest members of Congress, with a net worth of tens of millions of dollars.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), one of the richest people in the Senate, said on Wednesday that Congress shouldn’t be banned from trading stocks because the basic anti-corruption rule would make it “unattractive” to run for office. During debate on a congressional stock ban introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) on Wednesday, Johnson said that he was concerned about “unintended…

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  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Originally positions weren’t even paid. We only started paying them to make it so it wasn’t only rich people and they wouldn’t need to accept bribes. It isn’t supposed to be attractive, it’s supposed to be a public service.