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It's insane. Many government workers can't accept gifts of more than $25 or some similar miniscule amount due to conflicts of interest, but somehow Supreme Court justices, some of the most powerful people in the U.S. government and world have no limits and people are seemingly okay with them receiving massive favors from billionaires who couldn't possibly have agendas.

Democracy isn't just for sale. It's been sold.

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USPS limits $20 'per occasion' and not more than $50 per calendar year. Many departments will just outright say nothing at all, or impose very strict requirements on reporting, or displaying/sharing publicly.

It also can't be cash or cash-equivalent, such as a gift card. https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2012/pb22349/html/cov...

> cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted

The way it’s worded sounds like it can be a gift card, just not one that could be exchanged directly for cash.

The IRS generally considers gift cards as cash equivalent. I'm not a {tax,law,finance,*} professional, but I believe the USPS agrees. I do agree that the text you quoted is a bit ambiguous by itself. "De minimis fringe benefit" is a relevant thing to look up for the curious.

(PDF) https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/p_4090_fed_0305_text.pdf

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