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As you say, fortunes were made.
Suppose a politician announced a policy they have no intention of implementing. The goal is to affect a stock price. Trades are made and profit taken.
Then the politician reverses the announcement but has pocketed a fortune.
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And it's a victimless crime.
(apart from the little people, who don't count)
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As you say, fortunes were made.
kl: And it's a victimless crime.
When somebody wins big on the markets, that monetary value comes from somewhere. For everybody who made a fortune last week there will be lots of others who lost their shirts.
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Yep.
Fucking corrupt.
kl
Stonehedge
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Yeah but small fortunes were made in shorting the pound so still trebles all round