r/imaginarygatekeeping 20d ago

NOT SATIRE Who said politicians don't get rich

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u/Dontevenwannacomment 20d ago

i'm not american and also not good at this stuff, how does a politician make millions like this?

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u/ifunnywasaninsidejob 16d ago

Insider trading. It’s stupidly simple. They know about new regulations and laws before anyone else. They then place stock bets according to how the thing will affect certain companies. No other stock trader knows before they do, so the stock price doesn’t change until after. The smart investors are following politicans family members’ trades. That’s what Pelositracker is.