Congress just passed the Stop Insider Trading Act amid viral outrage over lawmakers allegedly profiting from stock trades — but here’s the twist: existing laws already ban insider trading and require reporting of big trades, and most members don’t even own stocks. The new bill is less about stopping illegal activity and more about appeasing public anger, even though the data doesn’t support the hype.

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