@jordanlundM to politics • edit-211 months agoClarence Thomas failed to fully repay $267,000 loan for luxury RV, inquiry findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square24arrow-up1522arrow-down14
arrow-up1518arrow-down1external-linkClarence Thomas failed to fully repay $267,000 loan for luxury RV, inquiry findswww.theguardian.com@jordanlundM to politics • edit-211 months agomessage-square24
minus-squareHello_therelinkfedilink112•11 months agoMeanwhile, a city clerk can’t accept a box of chocolates from the public, for fear of an ethics violation
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink36•11 months agoWell yeah, we don’t want the public to have any sway over our politicians, just rich folk.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•11 months agoSimply business strategy, if you can, keep the barrier to entry high enough to limit your competition.
minus-square@nezbytelink17•11 months agoI can’t even give a firefighter a bottle of Gatorade without approval from my company.
Meanwhile, a city clerk can’t accept a box of chocolates from the public, for fear of an ethics violation
Well yeah, we don’t want the public to have any sway over our politicians, just rich folk.
Simply business strategy, if you can, keep the barrier to entry high enough to limit your competition.
Can’t give water to someone waiting to vote.
I can’t even give a firefighter a bottle of Gatorade without approval from my company.
Fuck that company. Give the firefighter the bottle.
I prefer to leave the bottle unattended.
It fell off the back of a truck… A firetruck …
But what if unattended bottles will be confiscated??