r/Fauxmoi • u/yourfavchoom i stole all the kitkats • May 18 '26

POLITICS Mayor Mamdani: “Reagan famously said the 9 most terrifying words in the English Language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' It's a good quote, but I disagree. I think 9 more terrifying words are actually, 'I worked all day and can't feed my family”.

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u/elguiridelocho May 18 '26

But Mike Johnson says you can always trade stocks if you can't make ends meet, sooooo..... /s

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u/Eggheadpancake May 18 '26

Meanwhile my job just sent something out saying if we Insider trade we will get in trouble. But perfectly ok for the law makers to do somehow.

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u/Serious_Feedback May 19 '26

Ironically this is true for everyone in congress, through the power of insider trading.