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Author: commonone ✸🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Number: of 48508 
Subject: Clarence Thomas: By The Numbers
Date: 08/10/2023 9:38 AM
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The Freebies...

-- 38 destination vacations

-- 26 private jet flights

-- 8 helicopter trips

-- 12 VIP passes to sporting events,

-- 2 stays at luxury resorts in Florida and Jamaica

-- 1 open invitation to an ultra-exclusive golf club overlooking the Atlantic Ocean

During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him ' including, on more than one occasion, an entire 737. It's a stream of luxury that is both more extensive and from a wider circle than has been previously understood.

Ethics are for the little people who don't have cases before the high court.


https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas...
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Author: ges ✧🐝  😊 😞
Number: of 48508 
Subject: Re: Clarence Thomas: By The Numbers
Date: 08/10/2023 10:16 AM
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Seems possible that Thomas is the most corrupt SC judge ever. Par for the right wing course.
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Author: lizgdal ✶  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Clarence Thomas: By The Numbers
Date: 08/10/2023 2:15 PM
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Tax laws may have been violated.

Trip Bonuses and Effects on Gross Income
"The Internal Revenue Service considers a trip bonus to be taxable compensation, just like salary and wages."
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/calculate-tax-rate...

What is considered a gift?
Any transfer to an individual, either directly or indirectly, where full consideration (measured in money or money's worth) is not received in return.
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-se...

"The IRS can impose penalties for not filing a gift tax return, even when no tax was due."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcarlson/2022/02/24...
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Author: ges ✧🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Clarence Thomas: By The Numbers
Date: 08/10/2023 7:22 PM
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Tax laws may have been violated.

Sadly...it is highly unlikely there will be any consequences for this corrupt justice.
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Author: Lapsody ⎊🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Clarence Thomas: By The Numbers
Date: 08/10/2023 7:52 PM
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Trip Bonuses and Effects on Gross Income
What is considered a gift?
The IRS can impose penalties for not filing a gift tax return, even when no tax was due

Excellent point, I was waiting for an article on how Thomas could be approached, and what years are past statute unless there's a criminal pattern.
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