@jeffwM to News • 8 months agoThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square155arrow-up11.25Karrow-down115cross-posted to: nottheonion
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink43•8 months agoWell, federal officials are already forbidden from accepting gifts/anything valued more than $25 in one instance, and no more than $100 a year from any one group or person. Enforcing that seems like a good place to start.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoBillionaires can just make a coupon thousand shell orgs to funnel $100ks into their pockets.
Well, federal officials are already forbidden from accepting gifts/anything valued more than $25 in one instance, and no more than $100 a year from any one group or person. Enforcing that seems like a good place to start.
Billionaires can just make a coupon thousand shell orgs to funnel $100ks into their pockets.