Clarence Thomas failed to fully repay $267,000 loan for luxury RV, inquiry finds

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Clarence Thomas failed to fully repay $267,000 loan for luxury RV, inquiry finds
theguardian.com

Loan to conservative justice from businessman Anthony Welters – which tax expert says ‘made no logical sense’ – was forgiven in 2008

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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.

I can’t even give a firefighter a bottle of Gatorade without approval from my company.