They ran the numbers: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted gifts worth about $2.4-million
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/06/supreme-court-justices-millions-dollars-gifts-clarence-thomas.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/06/supreme-court-justices-millions-dollars-gifts-clarence-thomas.html
18 Comments
DreamAccountant@lemmy.world · 79 pts · 2y
jaybone@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Spoiler alert: You’re eight years too late.
DreamAccountant@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today · 38 pts · 2y
It's bribe. Just say it.
B R I B E !
Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 2y
Combined with an insurrection-approving spouse it’s beyond shocking that a Supreme Court Justice wouldn’t resign in shame let alone that there’s a public allowing it.
And of course, an orbit of politicians who are so deep in money themselves that they dare not do their job to save America.
troglodytis@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
🤣🤣 "shame" 😂😂
That's a good one!
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
Awfully cheap for an entire branch of government supposedly insulated from politics.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 2y
And who's going to do anything about it?
GladiusB@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Exactly what he said when he did it
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 2y
Thats weird I saw another article earlier today saying 4M.
greenskye@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Either way the amounts are a total steal for the value they get. Seriously feel like maybe we should just give in and make a Kickstarter platform for bribing politicians ourselves. At least make the billionaires have to outbid us.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 2y
I think there are quite a few crowdfunded lobby groups already, but I don't vouch for any in particular.
jpreston2005@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
unfortunately, we already collaborate to pay them. It's called Taxes and a Salary. How much have we already paid thomas? 33 years in the role, around $250k/year avg, we've collectively paid him 8.25 million already to NOT be a corrupt piece of shit. Giving him more isn't the answer.
DogPeePoo@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
🔥This is fine…🐶☕️🔥
3volver@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Seriously Clarence Thomas needs to be removed and replaced, compromised individual in such a position of power is a national security threat.
whotookkarl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Must have been getting jealous of all the millionaires in Congress insider trading, taking PAC money, etc
CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
That's assuming he doesn't do that too.
enbyecho@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Boy, he really sold himself short. Shoulda gone big... maybe $2.4 BILLION.
Snoopey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Just start a gofundme to bribe him the other way, not really that much money.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
Nah just crowd fund a hitman.
kylie_kraft@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y