Posted on 08/16/2018 5:58:30 AM PDT by DFG
A whistleblower made this shocking allegation to me last week: the IRS was tipping off members of Congress to corporate takeovers so the elected officials could profit from insider trading.
My snitch also charged that higher-level employees of the IRS also used that information to enrich themselves.
This may sound crazy but remember: Up until a few years ago members of Congress were allowed to trade stock based on information they got while performing their public duties.
It wasn’t until 2012, during President Obama’s tenure, that the practice was banned.
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‘vote out’???
just fire their a$$e$ !
If you had suggested that congress outlaw government unions, I would agree wholeheartedly.
End civil service protections. Have any incoming president be able to gut the Deep State infrastructure.
But that would also need to be coupled with a way to prevent the Senate from stopping replacements from being approved, by slow-walking confirmation hearings. We need to change the rules so that six months after nomination, a nominee is deemed approved unless a negative vote is held.
Repeal of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution might be a good start.
At least, push the responsibility for selecting senators back to the state legislature.
Stonewall, foot drag, delay, demand documents, etc. until their terms expire or statute of limitations ends prosecution.
We see it right now.
resignations required at all changes of administrations.
What will fix the problem is if we required all public officials (including judges, elected representatives, agency employees, public school teachers, firefighters, police officers; along with their spouses) to invest at least 90% of their assets, not counting personal use assets (i.e. personal residence, vehicles, jewelry, personal items), in US Treasuries and state/municipal bonds. If we don’t have enough of those types of securities available (i.e. the government actually pays the debts down quite a bit) then I’d expand the list to include GSE mortgage backed securities and then mutual funds fully controlled by federal/state employee pension fund managers. They should have 90 days from the time they start to show compliance. If they have assets that are “hard to sell” then its because their asking price is too much. And if they are too devoted to those assets to put the American people first then maybe its best that we elect/choose people to serve in those posts who can be more focused on the American people than those distracted by their outside special interests.
About teachers - if most schools were charter or private schools then we wouldn’t need so many government employees working as teachers.
Feinstein would not have been able to steal as many millions by promoting her husband’s business to Chinese government officials in 12 years as she has in 26 years. Comprender?
If Democrats aren’t getting rich in office then government isn’t doing its job.
Thing is, because it may have at last been technically illegal at the time will we see prosecutions over any subsequent activity once Barry turned a blind eye?
Dey be makin’ too much insider swag, dats why.
But you knew that already....
O-bummer took advantage of this- reported to’ve bought $50,000 stock, right out of the gate to his regime, in the flu shot outfit that was going to be used in that fall - and then tried to MANDATE that everyone get the shots.
They did a test run in Mass - and held practice exercises around the country with the Nat’l Guard to force reluctant objectors -
It didn’t fly well. And they quietly dropped it...
I’m thinking it wasn’t O’bummer that stopped the insider trading - but the congress -
The IRS has all of the corporate financial info each quarter for EVERY company - BEFORE any merger, acquisition, or sale. Selling such info gives the sellers, the buyers, and the negotiators and lawyers of ANY deal incredible advantages.
There are no morals and no virtue in a secular humanist state. Without morality, there is no respect for law. When government officials have no respect for the laws they devise there is corruption. Corruption and lawlessness leads to tyranny.
So not so much that a deal is coming, but info about what shape the parties are in once the news breaks, is that right?
Di Fi was running a “mini-HRC” operation using her Chinese Spying “Chaffeur” as a cutout to isolate her.
They were trading US secrets to China
She should be in jail....instead of the Senate.
Swamp is too nice a term to describe the Wash DC area and it’s people. Cesspool is much more accurate.
The Chinese would attach to Bruce and Nellie Ohr, or Lisa Page or (fill in the blank) and you wouldn't even be able to vote against them.
Pense, mon vieux!
Thanks Robert A Cook PE.
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