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11. How many republicans look the other way when Trumps uses the treasury to enrich himself, BECAUSE....

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 01:03 PM

Jun 2019

they can't tolerate the fact of just how nuts he would be without his stress reliever.

I wonder if they would let him use the treasury to pay hush money to hookers?

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Former White House Ethics Chief Proposes 'Golf On Your Own Damn Dime Act' [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2019 OP

Dems should pass such a bill! empedocles Jun 2019 #1

So McConnell can laugh in our faces? BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #24

Put House 'cons on record. Get some news coverage. empedocles Jun 2019 #25

Charge based on value. Every benefit Trump organization receives must be repaid. rainin Jun 2019 #2

Simpler: The "Not One Damned Dime" Act Hortensis Jun 2019 #3

Yes, and rump should pay the taxes on these benefits too, all $106 million of it, taxes on it. ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #4

My understanding of life insurance proceeds is that they are not taxable. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #22

Are you saying that if the premium in a given year is over 50k then it is taxable? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #34

Well, since the excess life insurance through your place of employment PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #39

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Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #42

SME is a well established, long known abbreviation used in many different occupations. To be ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #44

Sounds like a good idea to me. Can we make it retroactive calimary Jun 2019 #5

Secret Service has spent $35,000 on golf cart rentals since inauguration: report keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #6

Now it's two years later and the tab is probably over $1 million FakeNoose Jun 2019 #8

We have yet to pay for Uday and Qusay's rounds for everyone at the Irish pub ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #7

Another article said they finally paid it after being shamed into it. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #10

During the 2 day stop in Ireland, Scarsdale Jun 2019 #12

Easy! Kickbacks Lars39 Jun 2019 #35

republican "billionaires" can pay for their own GD luxury goof offs Achilleaze Jun 2019 #9

How many republicans look the other way when Trumps uses the treasury to enrich himself, BECAUSE.... usaf-vet Jun 2019 #11

Trump couldn't afford it Pepsidog Jun 2019 #13

GOYODDA DesertRat Jun 2019 #14

Ive always thought something needed to be done since the grifter took the throne. There Karadeniz Jun 2019 #15

All Trumps think America is their private bank account FloridaBlues Jun 2019 #16

The minute our govt. gave trump properties a single dime...the emoluments act was violated spanone Jun 2019 #17

THAT law (emoluments) MyOwnPeace Jun 2019 #36

Interestingly it took the Obamas a full 8 years to spend $106 M onlyadream Jun 2019 #18

Suppose the POTUS was named Eisenhower? Or Kennedy? Or Clinton? Or Obama...? Too broad. Grins Jun 2019 #19

There's a slight difference Retrograde Jun 2019 #43

Ethics made law? To pass a law to curb every personal misuse of taxpayer money? Pathetic. ancianita Jun 2019 #20

The word ethics has been removed from the lexicon malaise Jun 2019 #23

We're a long way from when candidate Trump Golden Raisin Jun 2019 #26

K&R BlueJac Jun 2019 #27

Unpopular thinking here but... Blue_playwright Jun 2019 #28

Please..... SergeStorms Jun 2019 #32

I agree. We shouldn't make laws though to ... Blue_playwright Jun 2019 #33

or make him go to cmp david. pansypoo53219 Jun 2019 #29

If Obama was still president drmeow Jun 2019 #31

Of course! MyOwnPeace Jun 2019 #37

I would modify it to say it comes into effect only after a certain number of trips to play golf cstanleytech Jun 2019 #38

The repubes could start a Gourmet Golf Go-Fund-Me* campaign? Achilleaze Jun 2019 #41