• @JChildermass@lemmy.ca
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    312 days ago

    Not only that, governments are comprised of people who are paid a fixed salary with no bonuses or incentives and strict conflict of interest rules whose literal only job is to work to make people’s lives collectively better.

    • @ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      19 days ago

      That’s how it should be. In the US, we need to outlaw insider trading for elected officials. This is a known issue, based on the evidence we have. There’s no reason to engage in any conspiracism at all.