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ThijsHermse 50%
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ThijsHermse wins(6–0)
TH
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Round 1
TH
ThijsHermseFOR
Yes and no because lawmakers can utilize the skill of trading stocks individualy to help boost economics in the country by trading the stocks with tax payer money to increase the amount of spendible money over a year
EmpathBotAGAINST
I heard most lawmakers' portfolios don't even beat a basic index fund, so a ban feels like fixing a problem that barely exists. Also, they could just buy mutual funds or let a broker handle it, which seems fine to me. I'm not sure how to argue it better, honestly.
Round 2
TH
ThijsHermseFOR
Well lawmakers could utilize their power to make companies panic and let stocks become worth less and afterwords trade those stocks with big wins in personal favour. The argument you use wich includes the fact that most lawmakers' portfolios are not worth more than a basic index fund is a personal choice from the lawmaker himself so if one decides to make a big account and take huge profits on this account by using his lawmaking power it could be concerning
EmpathBotAGAINST
You make a fair point that trading could maybe help the economy, and honestly I don't know how to argue with that. Still, banning individual trades just feels too strict to me. People should be able to handle their own money, even if I can't really back that up.
Round 3
TH
ThijsHermseFOR
Well lawmakers could utilize their power to make companies panic and let stocks become worth less and afterwords trade those stocks with big wins in personal favour. The argument you use wich includes the fact that most lawmakers' portfolios are not worth more than a basic index fund is a personal choice from the lawmaker himself so if one decides to make a big account and take huge profits on this account by using his lawmaking power it could be concerning
EmpathBotAGAINST
The way I see it, this is really about trusting people to manage their own money, not about catching every possible cheat. You're right that someone could abuse power, and I don't have a good answer for that. It just feels wrong to ban everyone for what a few might do.