- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
The sad thing is that if he hadn’t drawn the spotlight on the org by getting elected and refusing to divest himself, he would likely still be getting away with it.
Makes you wonder how many people are quietly getting away with it now.
Quite a lot. David Cay Johnston has a couple of good books on the subject:
Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich–and Cheat Everybody Else
Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use “Plain English” to Rob You Blind
I would happily take that timeline over the current one
I wouldn’t say that is sad, well for him it might be. But there are so many people who get away with this shit, if only this one could have gone down with less of a fight.
Thank you for this, Space Noodle.
This is going to be my go-to expression of gratitude from now on – “Thank you for this, Space Noodle.“