Well the person making the decision can just decide to do what they think will make them most money on a stock trade too, it's like they built corruption into the system. So, they could sort Intuit/Quicken then announce gov will provide free software... make a killing on the short, then say 'only kidding'!
Yes, that’s why we have laws specifically banning insider trading and people in senior level positions are required to disclose their trading activities.
