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Short Selling Stocks, Congressional Cash Machines, and Jamie's Favorite Stocks: Don't Be an Idiot's Wealth Wake-Up Call
Strap in for a no-BS breakdown of money madness on Don't Be an Idiot Podcast with Jamie and Chris! We kick off with Chris's experience short-selling a stock. From there, we expose the stock-trading frenzy in Congress: 113 members racked up 9,261 trades in 2024 alone, with Rep. Ro Khanna leading the pack at a jaw-dropping 3,690 moves that year. Is this insider info or just elite gambling? We dig deeper into the millionaire club on Capitol Hill—more than half of Congress's 535 members are worth at least $1 million, turning policymaking into a side hustle for the already loaded.
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