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> I also believe that some of what occurred should, in hindsight, have been illegal. That is the main issue. Nothing you can do against individuals that acted
by gutnor 8y ago
> I also believe that some of what occurred should, in hindsight, have been illegal.
That is the main issue. Nothing you can do against individuals that acted legally.
However hindsight happened very quickly, almost from day 1. There is no excuse that the bailouts didn't come with extremely punitive string attached only loosened after the law had been updated.
That did not happen. There is no moral to the story, no happy ending. Worse, hindsight works both ways. Maybe the current generation of financial company executives have learned their lesson, but the next one will have no such reserve.
- PurpleBoxDragon 8y ago>That is the main issue. Nothing you can do against individuals that acted legally. We can punish them for actions deemed wrong even if legal. We do it to the poorest of criminals all the time, through creative legal maneuvers that judges have decided don't violate ex post facto. It is telling that we never do this for white collar crime.