@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 6 months agoThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down115cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1external-linkThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.com@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square158fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-square@feannag@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink43•6 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@nilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 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.