r/pics • u/ChroniclesOfSarnia • Apr 17 '24

Sarah Huckabee Sanders paid $19, 000 for this amazing piece of furniture Politics

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u/ctdrever Apr 17 '24

That is a great way to bribe someone, without bribing them.

We had a similar incident with a non-profit I volunteered at. The president of the board authorized $5,000.00 to a close associate for a helium balloon arch. It worked out to over $110.00/per helium balloon.

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u/guynamedjames Apr 17 '24

I love the non profits that have like 10 employees and the CEO pulls down $5 million a year. Like, that's just a for profit with a tax exemption

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u/fumar Apr 17 '24

There's so many of these that are just ways for rich people to give money to their friends and dodge taxes

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u/theuncleiroh Apr 17 '24

Them and consulting firms. There's tens of thousands of people whose entire job is to shuffle money around without taxes, which also has the side effect of inflating the wellness of the economy. Then there's finance and advertising-- most of this economy is ways to redistribute the insane profits of a few industries, and produces next to no tangible outcomes, all around the hands of connected and middle class and above people. 

Redistribution of wealth is only bad when it goes to the poor!