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If you had millions (much less trillions) in income to stash overseas, you wouldn't go to jail for it, even if it was flagrantly illegal. People don't go to jai
by beat 10y ago
If you had millions (much less trillions) in income to stash overseas, you wouldn't go to jail for it, even if it was flagrantly illegal. People don't go to jail for white-collar crime, generally.
If you want to go to jail, try shoplifting.
- alphabettsy 10y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/08/wesley-snipes-released-prison https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/08/wesley-snipes-r...
- cheez 10y agoBlack guy. Different thing. I've noticed that many of the scapegoats for the flash crash, and other similar things are not white.
- MustardTiger 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
- cheez 10y agoI think you're actually right. I looked up some stats.
- esrauch 10y agoA rich celebrity who paid zero taxes only getting 2 years seems to be confirming that white collar crime is largely unpunished, not a counterexample.
- nitwit005 10y agoIf he'd paid a fine after they caught him, he wouldn't have gone to jail. He very openly refused to pay. He effectively went to jail for refusing to pay a fine.