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0 pointsmmooss9d ago0 comments

> it’s also how America has generally operated in the past

It's not. That's why we have the rules that they are recinding, and why the US has long had among the the most transparent, safest, and liquid markets in the world.

Saying that 'it's always been this way' is a really concerted effort to bury one's head in the sand.

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SilverElfin9d ago

I was talking about the broader way things work, not necessarily for the SEC specifically - although they’re also subject to this phenomenon. Lobbying in America, and the revolving door between industry and government agencies, is a core part of American politics and economics. Long before the Trump administration.

mmoossOP8d ago

Again, it was not always this way. It's like saying drownings happened before the tidal wave, so it's always been this way.

People will put up any defense against facing and acting on the reality of their situation.

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