Maybe one of the best pieces of (mainstream) journalism I've seen in a long time out of the US. I'm so use to the media tip-toeing around issues versus going in head-on with hard hitting investigative journalism.
Well, 60 minutes can't be accused of scratching anyone's back on this one. They go at Washington hard and hit Pelosi and Boehner on the practice of politicians trading stocks based on information only they have (you'd think that would be illegal, but apparently it's not. Surprise surprise, what actually is 'illegal' nowadays that some loophole doesn't allow people to engage in?)
I love watching these politicians try to explain how one day before a stock pops or drops based on politic events in Washington their decision to buy the stock and dump it for a profit a few days later does not suggest anything inappropriate is going on.
Well, 60 minutes can't be accused of scratching anyone's back on this one. They go at Washington hard and hit Pelosi and Boehner on the practice of politicians trading stocks based on information only they have (you'd think that would be illegal, but apparently it's not. Surprise surprise, what actually is 'illegal' nowadays that some loophole doesn't allow people to engage in?)
I love watching these politicians try to explain how one day before a stock pops or drops based on politic events in Washington their decision to buy the stock and dump it for a profit a few days later does not suggest anything inappropriate is going on.
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