I remember this thing from the post Gulf War cleanup. It would put a house fire out in a second, and relocate the house to the next county over at the same time.
Think about this: your microwave and a kettle can pull the same 1500 watts from the outlet. A kettle can nearly directly put that energy into the water with its heating element, heating it. The microwave turns that energy into microwaves via a magnetron that then heats the water. The microwave also has a fan to cool its electronics, lest it overheats. That's energy that isn't going in the water, but is enough to damage things.
Now, why do you think a similarly powered microwave could beat an electric kettle?
Absolutely, but they should be beholden to the same rules as those impressed by banks to those who work in the financial sector. They should have to provide intent in advance of the buy or sell by 30 days, get approval from an ethics comittee before they make the exchange, and have steep penalties if they do not follow this. Only step I'd add is this event should be publicly available, but that would make it much harder to implement.
It's not rocket science to make a working system for this, they just don't want a working system.
Nah, since even pre announced ownership still gives them an incentive to enact policies that favor that stock.
And with bills taking months to advance, 30 days isn't that much of a buffer.
Outlaw owning or trading individual stocks for politicians. They can put their noncompliant assets into a blind trust, and still own and trade in funds under the rules you specified.
I love this channel, it's like a window into the past, all his equipment and gear is old timey stuff, and the recipes he makes are so simple and hearty
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