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A DOGE aide was told by ethics attorneys that he held stock in companies that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees are barred from owning — and was advised not to participate in any actions that could benefit him personally.

Days later, he helped fire 90% of CFPB staff anyway, including the ethics lawyers who warned him.

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#News #DOGE #Stocks #Business #Ethics #Law #Government

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People like this DOGE goon are why employment law and ethics standard exist, not just in govt.
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DOGE is a collection of #assholes willing to do #evil for #money and some weird kind of prestige among a very small cadre of #ElonMusk wannabes. Emphasis on the word “evil.”
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Fire the DOGE person for violating the office and Federal regulations.
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What is the statute of limitations for criminal ethics charges? Could they be brought in Jan 2029 under a new administration?
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Meanwhile, Legislators use their political positions to guide stock picks.

Just because an auditor holds stock in a company does not preclude them from doing their job.

Would an auditor for GM be forbidden from owning stock in Ford?

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I'm surprised ProPublica is still in business after losing much of their Fedral Funding.

Who is funding them now?

Regretfully it will be two more years before we start to find out

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Q: What are ethics, anyway?

A: Not a concern after you fire the watchdogs.

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and then what happend? Is he going to jail? Being promoted? Or what?
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I am still stuck on a 25 year old owning almost $1 million in stock