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About fucking time. Until legislation like this passes, nothing will change. I'm glad at least one of our senators has the balls to actually hold CEOs and compa
by mnm1 8y ago
About fucking time. Until legislation like this passes, nothing will change. I'm glad at least one of our senators has the balls to actually hold CEOs and companies accountable for their atrocious actions. This behavior should be criminal and this should be just the start. It doesn't make sense to send petty thieves to jail and hard labor, yet reward CEOs who cause millions or billions of dollars of damage to our society with gigantic resignation packages. These CEOs should languish in jail and find out for themselves what it's like to work for pennies a day. I'd bet any amount of money that once CEOs are actually held responsible for their reprehensible actions, things will change in regards to security and other overlooked practices. Once a company's profit and the CEO's resignation package can be clawed back with fines, these CEOs will think twice. Perhaps as a society we may rethink the idea of limited (in reality that just means nonexistent) liability corporations where even the officers who have the power of life or death over millions have no repercussions when they inevitably abuse and misuse that power to hurt and even kill people. That will probably take a lot longer, however. Until then, the best way to commit a crime and get away with it (including murder, poisoning, and other atrocious crimes) is still being a company executive.