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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Honestly I'm pretty enthusiastic about the idea of a candidate who has never owned a share of stock
It's a kind of refreshing change.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Honestly I'm pretty enthusiastic about the idea of a candidate who has never owned a share of stock (Original Post)
Recursion
Apr 2020
OP
When the Senate switched its retirement accounts a few years ago he stopped saying that
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Apr 2020
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LisaM
(28,604 posts)1. With 401(k) as our retirement, it's hard to avoid.
How does one not have some stock interest in most cases?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)7. Having a President who hasn't owned stock makes it more
likely that the markets will operate by rules of ethics and disclosure. That helps 401K investments and the people that own them.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Butterflylady
(3,988 posts)2. Wow, I did not know that.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Recursion
(56,582 posts)3. When the Senate switched its retirement accounts a few years ago he stopped saying that
Because technically his retirement account has index funds in it. But he's still never just "bought stock" and owned it.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Baitball Blogger
(48,061 posts)4. Does he even play golf?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(71,023 posts)5. True that...and he was never a millionaire while in Congress either. As I pointed out, he was going
sell his house to help pay for his son's cancer treatment when Pres. Obama intervened. I almost wrote something snarky but will resist!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Varaddem
(433 posts)6. I don't think insider trading laws
Applied to Congress and the Senate until the 90s.
Half of America equates wealth with character and cunning with smarts.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden