Study shows Congressional stock gains come at democracy's expense

Study shows Congressional stock gains come at democracy's expense

A new study suggests that when Americans learn about members of Congress profiting from stock trading, their trust in Congress falls—and so does their willingness to comply with the laws that Congress passes. Researchers found that people who read about Congressional stock trades rated Congress as less legitimate, believed its laws were less fair, and were less inclined to follow them. These effects appeared to stem not from the size of the prof…