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chez_jay

Call me over-principled, but betting on an outcome you don't want is a conflict of interest (unless it's a hedge I guess).

Full disclosure: have paid to stay in a Trump hotel.

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useless in reply to @chez_jay

Betting on an outcome you don't want is hedging. Or insurance. Are you too principled for insurance?

It's only a conflict of interest if you're also responsible for determining the outcome.

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mmccarthy in reply to @useless

Yep, my stance also. If you've got no way of influencing the outcome I can't see how it'd be a conflict of interest. Just a way of softening the blow when you don't get the outcome you want.

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