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He probably means "looking into how I can get in on it"

Perhaps, but I think many (Dems and Reps) will recognize a sinking ship when they see one. Tighter regulation on cryptocurrencies (and related businesses) was starting to arrive, regardless. There is little incentive to try to slow this down, if the people being regulated don't have any money left to donate to your campaign.

Good point. That must mean democrats can do no wrong. /s

This sort of non sequitur is dangerous to democracy.

Indeed, the deregulation that led to the 2008 financial crisis was a thoroughly bipartisan effort, one that began in the Clinton Administration. This is why Brooksley Born is a hero for our times, and Larry Summers, a villain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooksley_Born

You might notice that I didn't say that. But I am skeptical that the party that has branded itself as the anti-regulation party for my entire life is really going to embrace regulation all of a sudden in response to the malfeasance of someone they perceive as being a political enemy.

> embrace regulation all of a sudden in response to the malfeasance of someone they perceive as being a political enemy.

Given the GOP's willingness to strong-arm twitter and facebook (remember Trump tried to have it investigated by the DoJ), I feel like regulating companies due to being a political enemy is exactly what I'd expect the GOP to do. Perhaps it's the one time you can be sure they'll start regulating.

From my perspective, the democratic party is constantly talking about how bad Citizens United is (and I am very sympathetic to that) while taking millions upon millions from large companies and wealthy individuals.

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