> the law generally applies to them just as it does to anybody else Indeed, but the punishment of the law is not proportionate. E.g. stealing billions and stas

> the law generally applies to them just as it does to anybody else Indeed, but the punishment of the law is not proportionate. E.g. stealing billions and stash it, you might end up in a 27-month jail time (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19293341/ns/business-corporate_scandals/t/former-enron-exec-gets--month-sentence/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19293341/ns/business-corporate_sca...) which is a very good hourly rate. Must feel like a meditative vacation after the party-hard years.