Dec06
Should Congress Be Exempt From Insider Trading Laws That Others Go To Prison For?
on December 6th, 2011 at 4:58 pmYesterday Raj Rajaratnam began serving an 11 year sentence after being convicted for insider trading. If he was a member of Congress however, he wouldn’t even be charged for doing the same thing . Congress is immune from prosecution for insider trading. If some members of the Congress get their way though, there may be a ban on this privilege possibly in the near future but, first, they face an up hill battle. No doubt some members are opposed to or don’t think a ban is necessary? Is this hypocritical of congress to make themselves immune from obeying a law that private citizens have gone to prison for? Comment below!
Alec Baldwin Kicked Off An AA Plane In LA
by Paul Ranger on December 7th, 2011 at 10:23 amAccording to cbsnews.com: “Alec Baldwin was booted from an American Airlines flight in Los Angeles on Tuesday, apparently after he used an electronic device to play a Scrabble-like game before the plane departed.” If what is reported is true, it seems to me to be adolescent of him not to obey a well known rule on airlines. It’s like something a defiant teenager or younger would do. Read the rest at: cbsnews.com