Hillbilly wisdom: If someone consistently outperforms the market, there is good chance they are cheating. Once again there is a call to limit the Congressional member and their families from playing the market? The call came from the executive branch.

This is not the first attempt to bring Congress under control. Ban Conflicted Trading Act or S1879 is making its way through the congress. The argument against this type of law is it would deter private sector professional from serving in Congress. “What a bunch of crap”! Those dedicated professionals are there to serve. Take Senator Cotton for example. He would run for office if you cut Congressional pay in half. It is not about the money. But why limit the distrust to the legislative branch? The present executive branch operations, by using executive orders or (daily/hourly) swings in the tariff rates, influences the market up or down. So in the effort to bring trust back to the political offices, why limit restrictions to the Congress and their families? Why not extend restrictions to all elected governmental positions and their families?