r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 25d ago

Clarence Thomas: I should have declared free holidays from billionaire Paywall

https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/clarence-thomas-i-should-have-declared-free-holidays-from-billionaire-7ngkc3hxj
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u/slapnowski 25d ago

No. Fuck declaring them, he shouldn’t have accepted them in the first place. It’s insane that as a nurse I can’t accept a gift from a patient I’ve cared for, but one of the most influential judges in the country (world even?) can legally be bribed.

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u/BobbyBirdseed Minnesota 25d ago

I can't accept a tip as a Trader Joe's grocery store worker - it is absolutely insane that I'm held to a higher standard than a Supreme Court justice.

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u/aspirations27 25d ago

I couldn’t as a CVS employee either, but I did all the time. Fuck em. CEO made $30 mil a year and customer offered to buy me dinner? I’m in.

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u/TrappedinSilence98 25d ago

Exactly!! Someone slipped me 10.00 cash and stuffed it in my pocket.