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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Varven@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 41 points 4 months ago

Conflicts of interest. Sometimes illegal, but not nearly as much as they should be (almost always)

Like congress members being allowed to trade stock, which can then be affected by their vote

Or one of the specifically carved out exceptions to the medical kickbacks laws is for the people who negotiate drug prices for pharmacies