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Schock billed the federal government and his campaign for logging roughly 170,000 miles on his personal car from January 2010 through July 2014. But when he sold that Chevrolet Tahoe in July 2014, it had roughly 80,000 miles on the odometer, according to public records obtained by POLITICO under Illinois open records laws. The documents, in other words, indicate he was reimbursed for 90,000 miles more than his car was driven.
The discrepancy added to a growing wave of ethical and legal problems for the 33-year-old politician.
originally posted by: KawRider9
This is my district and I'm seriously thinking about throwing my hat into this ring.
I'll post more when I get home.
originally posted by: muse7
Imagine if this had been a democrat.
Thread would already have 200 flags
originally posted by: here4this
a reply to: Cygnis
I guess my problem is I am a right wing leaning Democrat left of center Republican progressively liberal staunch conservative who votes from info obtained...wow , did I actually say all that ?
originally posted by: here4this
a reply to: links234
Wow , just wow. For someone to claim that type of deal considering that they work only part time in the year and generally wealthy just to claim a few hundred dollars. Unbelievable.
In the book, you cite a study that finds Americans with incomes of $70,000 a year shoplift 30% more than those earning up to $20,000. Why is that?
Entitlement is certainly a factor. Rage is a factor. A lot of people feel that they are the victims in whatever way — whether it’s their life circumstances, or that they’re the victims of a larger economic plot — like Bernie Madoff. There’s this idea of avenging yourself on an impersonal entity, like a store. You see what others have — like on TMZ — and you think, ‘What difference does this make?’
Is there a class divide in prosecuting shoplifting?
It’s really rare for a celebrity shoplifter or a wealthy shoplifter to do any significant time. They really have to be chronic shoplifters. Otherwise, we forgive them. There’s a big discrepancy because we are very unsettled by the fact that people who don’t need to shoplift, do.