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ZealousWolf1994 Mar 30, 2026 +1405

Perry can just say everyone definitely returned their gift cards.

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PatFlynnEire Mar 30, 2026 +256

If they have to give them back, they’ll just end up in the hands of Corey Lewandowski.

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Difficult_Ad2864 Mar 31, 2026 +28

Is that how he’ll buy all of his plane dildos now that he’s been fired?

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SirWEM Mar 31, 2026 +8

Or Ka$h. He also loves to spend OUR money.

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KJSS3 Mar 31, 2026 +20

Haha yes

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Gnash_Vegas35 Mar 30, 2026 +2393

“He was told that federal rules prohibit TSA employees from accepting direct cash gifts.” The constitution forbids Trump from accepting a $400 million jet from the Qatari government, but he did it anyway. If I were them, I’d tell anyone asking me to return the cards to piss off.

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kmerian Mar 30, 2026 +562

"What card?"

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Princekyle7 Mar 30, 2026 +148

Exactly! I'd just say I did. Hell I was working for tips one time years ago and the company accidentally put $500 on a paycheck that should have been zero. I made the mistake of telling someone who told on me. But then realized what can they do? It would cost them more to go for a legal approach and I made them more money than that a week. So I just never brought it up again and waited for them to forget.

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BettyPoop- Mar 31, 2026 +60

"So I just never brought it up again." What if the snitch comes across your comment and tries to seek justice? WHY'D YOU BRING IT UP AGAIN KYLE?!

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Princekyle7 Mar 31, 2026 +27

Jokes aside, that restaurant is no longer in business so I'm good.

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kingjuicer Mar 31, 2026 +35

Kyle. You put them out of business Kyle. No need to brag about it Kyle.

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Princekyle7 Mar 31, 2026 +7

Kyle is not pronounced COVID. Last I checked at least.

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DuMbAsS_lOsEr_6_7 Mar 31, 2026 +25

My lord, Kyle!!! You gave the owner COVID which killed him and his business?!?!

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Xorm01 Mar 31, 2026 +5

Username checks out.

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Princekyle7 Mar 31, 2026 +4

What is this? Daytime TV?

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Redowl83 Mar 31, 2026 +4

Great, now he’ll never be King

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high_everyone Mar 31, 2026 +6

I wonder what its worth to Kyle for me to keep his secret safe.

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the_inbetween_me Mar 31, 2026 +11

Had something similar happen - I took a week of vacation and they never deducted the hours from my PTO. Woohoo 40 extra vacation hours! Told my supervisor and her response was "Good for you! Don't tell anyone else." didn't plan to and I knew what her reaction would be or I wouldn't have told her. They've definitely done audits since then and somehow it never came up.

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Princekyle7 Mar 31, 2026 +4

Congrats! That's a quality gift from the Universe no doubt! And good read on your supervisor. I legitimately thought my coworker would do the same. So I learned a lesson and got $500 haha.

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u_r_succulent Mar 31, 2026 +3

Your supervisor was a Comrade

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These_Economist_7575 Mar 31, 2026 +1

They 100% know. I'm not basing that on anything; I just wanted to be one of those jerks who says that.

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Texadad Mar 31, 2026 +5

Company I work part for accidentally put on salaried pay. I told them in 5 different emails. I’ve been getting paid a grand a week since January 1st. They keep telling me they are working on it. I haven’t been given any work assignments since my first job It was only 12 hours of work.

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VeganMinx Mar 31, 2026 +1

I sure hope when they discover their mistake they don't try and recoup your money. That happened to me before, and they made me pay it back. I was mad af.

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Ok-Cut-9597 Mar 31, 2026 +1

I quit a job I was salaried on. Kept getting paid. I sent them 3 emails, then finally stopped worrying about it. I eventually moved everything to a new account and just let it accumulate in my old account. I sent them several certified letters letting them know I no longer worked there and they were causing me emotional distress. they sent me a W2 even for taxes, etc. 3 years later I got a message asking for the money. I laughed said sure, but they needed to pay for my lawyer, my emotional distress of 3 years of trying to get them to stop sending me this money, etc. They replied "just keep it". Never got another check, and I've never touched the money, well, besides investing it all into SPY in May 2016, just to see what would happen. It's still there...

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Gleipnir_xyz Mar 31, 2026 +4

"Prove i got one, beyond a reasonable doubt, in a court of law."

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kmerian Mar 31, 2026 +2

Nah, a simple, "I don't know what you're talking about" and walk away.

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dengar_hennessy Mar 31, 2026 +51

Didn't Elon offer millions of dollars to vote for trump?

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RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Mar 31, 2026 +30

Along with donating over a quarter billion in campaign contributions, yes… You don’t donate that kind of money and expect nothing in return. F*** Elon and this corrupt ass administration.

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Money-Bicycle-2883 Mar 31, 2026 +3

He got the vp in return

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they_call_me_dry Mar 30, 2026 +24

Jared's knives, Mike's whiskey they just kept, but a 100 dollar gift card is a problem

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Infinite-Lock-726 Mar 31, 2026 +7

and Holman's $50,000 CAVA 'sandwich'.

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KiscoKid1 Mar 31, 2026 +9

Wasn’t a gift. It was rent, food, gas.

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PigglyWigglyDeluxe Mar 31, 2026 +9

$1000, right? More like ***some*** of the rent, no food, no gas.

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BarelyBrooks Mar 30, 2026 +49

Also a gift card is not a direct cash gift.

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Beavers4beer Mar 30, 2026 +22

Unless it was store specific, it's very much a cash-equivalent.

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BarelyBrooks Mar 30, 2026 +16

"Cash equivalent" is not "direct cash", that distinction is made because if I gave you a $20 dollar bill you could spend it anywhere, if I gave you a $20 gift card to Walmart you can only spend it at Walmart. This is the entire reason the gift card industry exists, even Visa gift cards have limitations actual cash and normal credit cards do not.

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PowerfulHorror987 Mar 30, 2026 +17

🤷🏻‍♂️ it’s a longstanding legal interpretation

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frawgster Mar 31, 2026 +3

You can’t equivocate the literal definition of a gift card to the federal definition of a gift card.

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AffordableDelousing Mar 31, 2026 +3

CPA here specializing in government stuff. You are super wrong, my dude.

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Secret-Put-4525 Mar 31, 2026 +6

If I gave a cop a $50 Arby's gift card to get out of a ticket, that's a bribe.

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Mansfisa5 Mar 31, 2026 +7

First time I’ve ever wanted to be a cop

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maddietendo Mar 31, 2026 +6

They got the meats ya know.

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Takethecannoli2 Mar 31, 2026 +4

Delicious, piping hot Arby’s

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OtherUserCharges Mar 30, 2026 +11

None of that matters. A gift card is essentially cash. Gift cards are included in that statement of what they can’t take. I also have a government job, I cannot accept a gift card and act like it’s not cash. I am the president of a local government union, I would have a hell of a time trying to argue that gift cards aren’t essential cash. If I found out a member was accepting gift cards I wouldn’t bother trying to argue they didn’t break the rules and go straight to trying to get them to keep their job.

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maddietendo Mar 31, 2026 +5

Nothing you said matters my bro. The govt/law sees it as a cash gift. This has always been the case.

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InvestigatorOk7015 Mar 31, 2026 +1

Um akchually the words cash equivalent and direct cash arent exactly the same therefore Pfft. This is the reason the gift card industry blah blah blah

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mconk Mar 31, 2026 +1

It was a gift card to Hudson News

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powerfuzzzz Mar 31, 2026 +1

It’s not about direct cash. A federal employee can’t take any gift greater than $20… something about not being bribed or whatever.

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ciaobeya Mar 31, 2026 +3

exactly. it all comes from the the top. if our “leaders” are blatantly breaking the rules and doing anything they want why would we the people fee the need to uphold any rules? that’s why NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

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CantAffordzUsername Mar 31, 2026 +2

You must be new to the planet earth Rules are for poor people, not rich people

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Background-Sock4950 Mar 31, 2026 +1

Unfortunately regular people have to face consequences.

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blackmobius Mar 31, 2026 +1

“Yeah I gave the cards back, go away” And that settles that. What they gonna do? Dock my pay?

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pixelflop Mar 30, 2026 +487

If your employer stops paying you, I’d argue you can ignore their policies against cash gifts. Hello new Ping Driver!

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StayBronzeFonz Mar 31, 2026 +34

Hello rent, bills, and groceries!

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MaleficentLanguage50 Mar 31, 2026 +7

I have no idea where this Scotty Cameron came from, but not going to turn down a free putter!

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PigglyWigglyDeluxe Mar 31, 2026 +8

Isn’t employment simply a contract between an employer and employee? Rules are to be followed by both sides, and whoever violates a rule, violates the contract, and is therefore null and void…? The employer violated the contract by not paying them, so therefore the employee can just do whatever they want, right? …right?

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Educational-Wing2042 Mar 31, 2026 +3

The implication there is that their employment is voided when the contract is voided. That’s the same page everyone is on, TSA is saying return the gift card or you’re fired.

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MarsRocks97 Mar 30, 2026 +168

Use the card. Return the card. Problem solved.

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Beneficial_Jamaican Mar 30, 2026 +312

Meanwhile Trump taking millions for the Middle East and robbing the country blind give me a break

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RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Mar 31, 2026 +47

[Billions](https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-5-billion-crypto) Apparently everyone is ok with unprecedented [presidential corruption](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/first-thing-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-dinner-oil-bosses)

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Infinite-Lock-726 Mar 31, 2026 +12

"Rules for Tyler Perr-eee, but not for th-ee"

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Ths-Fkin-Guy Mar 30, 2026 +64

Mother f***** SOLD state secrets and got a bunch of allies and cooperating informants and undercover guys popped. They can all shove it down their throats. Theyre mad they didnt get a cut and it makes them look incompetent and careless.

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ReplacementClear7122 Mar 31, 2026 +6

Dude got gifted a 747. But YEAH, 1000 BUCKS IS ABSOLUTELY UNETHICAL. 🤣

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Novel-Letterhead-217 Mar 30, 2026 +172

If this was a white MAGA celebrity that handed these out, then the White House would call them a glorious patriot.

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AnonymousBanana405 Mar 31, 2026 +25

A white maga celebrity wouldn't have the money for it.

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Novel-Letterhead-217 Mar 31, 2026 +19

Oh they do, they just would never willingly give a cent to actually help someone

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LegitimateWeekend341 Mar 31, 2026 +5

Ding! Ding! Ding!

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stevezz01 Mar 31, 2026 +3

during a March 2026 government shutdown, billionaire and major Trump donor Timothy Mellon was identified as the source of a $130 million donation aimed at covering military pay

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malac0da13 Mar 31, 2026 +1

I mean musk offered to pay the tsa salaries but it was turned down. Whether he would have actually went through with the offer is another thing completely…

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Novel-Letterhead-217 Mar 31, 2026 +2

Anyone who knows Musk also knows that the only goal he had with that was to benefit somehow. This is a guy giving out a gift to workers that are getting screwed for politics, if kid rock had walked around handing these out then you know damn well that nobody would say to return them.

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malac0da13 Mar 31, 2026 +2

I was thinking more that he likes to make an offer to do something then immediately take it back. Like when he offered to buy twitter for a stock price of $420.69 then immediately tried retracting the offer when they took him up on it.

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Desikarma524 Mar 30, 2026 +73

I thought the trump admin asked the public to do exactly this, so what’s the problem?

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Mental_Mixture8306 Mar 31, 2026 +24

Its not the card its the amount. I recall somebody saying that you couldn't give more than $20 on a card, and it couldnt be a "visa" card, it had to be specifically from a supermarket, Target, etc.

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zh_13 Mar 31, 2026 +23

That’s dumb af

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PatsyPage Mar 31, 2026 +4

It’s super dumb. For government workers it’s considered a bribe. I worked for a zoo and before they sold their food and beverage contract the servers weren’t allowed to take tips because it was considered a bribe. They were in a union and paid more than a regular server but still. When I worked there as a supervisor I just never said anything when they got tipped.

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Flimsy-Sprinkles7331 Mar 30, 2026 +9

I'm not sure it was the MAGA admin, but rather the airport admins: https://www.cheapism.com/travelers-gift-cards-for-tsa-agents/

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MsWumpkins Mar 31, 2026 +8

It's a standard ethics thing for all government and quasi-government employees.

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RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Mar 31, 2026 +3

I’d imagine the problem is that you don’t want bribery among government officials; especially those in charge of security. But yeah, this shit is nothing compared to what the [Trump administration is doing.](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/first-thing-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-dinner-oil-bosses)

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SmartWonderWoman Mar 30, 2026 +30

Rules are not for the wealthy.

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BusyBit6542 Mar 31, 2026 +1

Yes they are, they just hire people who know how to get around the rules. So like this for instance. The rules say they have to return the gift card but does it mention the balance? How would they even know if gave it back or not? See what I mean? The rules are always there, you just gotta know how to bend them

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Blueberry_Mancakes Mar 30, 2026 +28

“Wish I could but I lost mine. Must have dropped it someplace”

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tcat1961 Mar 31, 2026 +25

Yes. Make the workers follow regulations that the administration does not. OK to accept a 400M airplane. But give them cards back.

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SweetSexiestJesus Mar 30, 2026 +20

Im holding onto this until the next time I work for a month without a paycheck

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PrecedentialAssassin Mar 30, 2026 +16

What gift cards? I ain't see no gift cards.

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FangornLeghorn Mar 31, 2026 +12

Qatar can give trump a whole ass 747 but Tyler Perry can’t give some middle-wage airport workers a giftcard. This country is garbage.

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Blackbyrn Mar 31, 2026 +12

So President Trump can accept a whole ass airplane from a foreign country, but TSA Tony has to give back $1000 after missing a month’s work?!?

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Rylos1701 Mar 31, 2026 +10

He’s a lobbyist. Problem solved

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LadyJR Mar 30, 2026 +8

I thought flyers were being encouraged to give gift cards to TSA.

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incogne_eto Mar 30, 2026 +17

Donald Trump & his family are stealing money from government coffers and taxpayers, right and left. While TSA workers denied of their paychecks can’t even take accept charitable donations. Shameful!!!

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Yelloeisok Mar 31, 2026 +6

Our tax dollars paid $100 million for him to golf every weekend since he has been president *this time*.

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NBCPumpkinKing Mar 30, 2026 +9

F*** what they say, it’s not like our government is paying them

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DoctorFunktopus Mar 31, 2026 +7

Or what, you gonna fire them from the job youre not paying them to do?

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epicgrilledchees Mar 31, 2026 +9

Government ethics are a joke. If this administration has not proved that nothing ever will.

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amusicsteiner Mar 31, 2026 +15

Trump can take millions in bribes but tsa workers he won’t pay can’t accept a gift smh. Love America in 2026. I hope the tsa workers keep that shit they deserve it

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Imaginary_Coast_5882 Mar 30, 2026 +27

he should have given each of them a $450MMM jet that’s okay

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HellovahBottomCarter Mar 31, 2026 +7

The propriety clause of not accepting gifts died the moment Stump took office in 2017. Want to bring it back? Make it actually apply to everyone again and strip the Stump family of all their ill-gotten gains from monetizing the presidency, alongside any other ilk in his corrupt, inept, criminal administration.

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tcat1961 Mar 31, 2026 +5

Yes. Make the workers follow regulations that the administration does not.

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gypsysniper9 Mar 31, 2026 +6

Seriously, F*** ALL THE WAY OFF

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-youvegotredonyou- Mar 31, 2026 +5

F*** you pay me

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homebrew_1 Mar 31, 2026 +6

What if he gave them a 400 million dollar jet?

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Sad-Cantaloupe2671 Mar 31, 2026 +5

“Yep, I ripped it up boss!”

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Whole_Inside_4863 Mar 31, 2026 +5

Sure I’ll return it, with a zero balance.

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MsWumpkins Mar 31, 2026 +4

Government employees can't accept gifts valued at more than $20. Accepting gift cards is literally in my quasi-government job's annual ethics training, so I kinda giggled. Republicans need to pay people instead of trying to f*** everyone over.

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Yelloeisok Mar 31, 2026 +4

*Who* wants them to return it?

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AsteroidMike Mar 31, 2026 +3

“Mine was stolen in the airport.”

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Educational_Report56 Mar 31, 2026 +3

Tyler Perry has a private jet. He doesn’t even go through TSA. As others have said, talk to me about the rules when this administration is held responsible for at least 1% of the illegal c*** they’re doing.

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abgry_krakow87 Mar 31, 2026 +4

Religious conservatives love forcing unnecessary and needless suffering.

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suck-it-elon Mar 31, 2026 +7

But the president can get a half billion dollar plane

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Sorry-Secret-2347 Mar 30, 2026 +3

This is a disaster

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MinerTax_com Mar 30, 2026 +3

They coulda divide those donations as “bonus” as long as it’s directly from the manager. This is dumb. Tip jar is fine cmon.

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markydsade Mar 31, 2026 +3

Buy an identical card and load it with $10. Do not open it. On the back in the box marked Value write $1000. Return this card.

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Foolsgil Mar 31, 2026 +3

I'd f****** shred the gift card.

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Difficult_Mix_3620 Mar 31, 2026 +3

"What gift card? I didn't see any gift card?"

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suff0cat Mar 31, 2026 +3

Oh damn, it must have fallen out of my pocket somewhere between the security checkpoint and go f*** yourselves, pay me.

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Bitter_Resolve_6082 Mar 30, 2026 +12

Thank You for your Generosity Tyler! It feels good to help people for a good cause, doesn't it!

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Communism Mar 30, 2026 +2

It’s not ancestors, it’s a tip for doing a good job. Right corrupt Supreme Court?

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digbickrich Mar 31, 2026 +2

Really gonna fire TSA workers right now?

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Oldschoolgroovinchic Mar 31, 2026 +2

Under normal circumstances there’s a good reason to prevent federal employees from taking what could be misconstrued as a bribe or payment under the table. But it’s hard to say this was wrong when T-Dawg had taken bribes (hello Qatar plane) and these agents told to work without pay. Hell, Phoenix Sky Harbor airport is literally accepting donations for the TSA agents there.

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Taterbuggin2thebank Mar 31, 2026 +2

Look at all the c*** that the great orange stain is doing in broad daylight in violation of every ethics rule you can think of for his personal enrichment, while the folks who weren’t getting a paycheck for their hard work because of said jackass, get screwed over b/c of “ethics rules” —

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Leaislala Mar 31, 2026 +2

Once we have a supreme court that isn’t being bribed we can talk about no cards for tsa workers. In the meantime, how do you expect them to pay rent?

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nobonesjones91 Mar 31, 2026 +2

“No don’t redeem! Don’t redeeeem!!!”

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discgman Mar 31, 2026 +2

Maybe stop kicking TSA agents in the balls. I think they are good.

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ralekibol Mar 31, 2026 +2

Too late theyre already spent on overpriced airport sushi

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ralekibol Mar 31, 2026 +2

that's the most passive aggressive gift return ever

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reformedMedas Mar 31, 2026 +2

Rapist in chief literally received a f*** palace from Qatar worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Btw even if it's legal gift cards being considered direct cash is unjust and dumb.

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ConkerPrime Mar 31, 2026 +2

Sounds like they don’t know who got what so should keep them. The rich Trump asskissers can shrug off $1k, TSA workers don’t have that luxury.

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BusyBit6542 Mar 31, 2026 +2

"Sure boss, I returned the gift card... with a zero balance."

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Consistent-Ad-6506 Mar 31, 2026 +2

Don’t give them back.

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theoldjude Mar 31, 2026 +4

If only Mr Perry had just given the workers money without needing the publicity then people would actually have been helped.

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aintnochallahbackgrl Mar 31, 2026 +3

Tell them politely, yet firmly, to f*** off.

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Reidroshdy Mar 31, 2026 +3

if im working for free,id tell them to f*** off.

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ohfrackthis Mar 30, 2026 +3

Sooo hypocritical. Trumps administration is a disgrace to humanity.

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dogsaybark Mar 30, 2026 +2

The one I got was a joke, had no value on it! I swear it!

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PeterGoochSr Mar 31, 2026 +4

I'd say a common W for Tyler Perry. I'm not a fan of his work, though I dont think I'm the demo, but he seems like a stand up guy

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Development-Feisty Mar 31, 2026 +2

If you’re not getting paid aren’t you a volunteer, what are the laws about volunteers accepting gift cards?

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Snarky75 Mar 31, 2026 +1

I told you all a few days ago!!! I said government workers weren't allowed to accept gifts and I was poo pooed!. I knew this would come. I think it is bullshit but I knew it would happen!

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EffectiveDandy Mar 31, 2026 +1

OOookkkkaaaayyyyyyy

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AffectionateKey7126 Mar 31, 2026 +1

I heard the workers had to renounce Ice Cube before he would give them the gift cards.

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Lynda73 Mar 31, 2026 +1

Weird. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanyanas/2026/03/17/airports-ask-for-gift-card-donations-set-up-food-banks-for-tsa-workers/

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Major_Priority1041 Mar 31, 2026 +1

Exactly. People would crowd fund them in the face of this govt nonsense.

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ralekibol Mar 31, 2026 +1

that's one way to make philanthropy instantly reversible

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bryans_alright Mar 31, 2026 +1

It was done randomly, do you think they are going to return it? Its Atl baby!

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ajtreee Mar 31, 2026 +1

I heard Perry say they all returned them already.

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thereverendpuck Mar 31, 2026 +1

It’s not one thousand dollars, it’s 10 separate gifts of $100 but it’s all on one card as we save resources for gas.

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rdzilla01 Mar 31, 2026 +1

What gift cards?

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Shadeauxmarie Mar 31, 2026 +1

Tyler Perry gave TSA workers $1000 gift cards ostensibly to assist them with making ends meet. Also, Elon Musk offered to pay them and his request was denied.

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JayneT70 Mar 31, 2026 +1

My previous employer, if a person received a gift card $25+ you had to pay taxes on it.

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Krage_bellbot Mar 31, 2026 +1

I know not this 'gift card' you speak of.

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Ohkermie Mar 31, 2026 +1

Denver airport was asking for gift cards. What’s the difference.

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SteakandTrach Apr 1, 2026 +1

TSA agent: “B****, I don’t work for you.”

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TSA workers asked to return $1,000 gift cards given out by Tyler Perry at Atlanta airport

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