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I assume you're being downvoted for the claim about Obama, so here's a source: > The Untouchables: How the Obama administration protected Wall Street from pros

• Supermancho 5y ago
  Not because of the Obama (or Trump or the number of other presidents who have protected the wealthy). The number of famous names is easily matched by the conviction rulings in any given city by those of modest or minimal means.
  • leereeves 5y ago
    Sure, but the number of famous people in the world is a tiny fraction of the number of people of modest or minimal means. For the number of rich people (1%-ers) who go to jail to be similar to the number of poor people who go to jail, every rich person in the US would have to go to jail, simply because there are, by definition, 99x as many non-1%-ers.
    • Supermancho 5y ago
      > the number of famous people in the world is a tiny fraction of the number of people of modest or minimal means. That's related to the point I was making, absolute numbers or specific cases are irrelevant. The percentage of convictions (versus cases brought) when categorized by tax bracket, is the second most influential indicator of conviction probability (after proof).
      • leereeves 5y ago
        I agree, it's harder to convict rich people (mostly because it's far too easy to convict poor people). But that's a lot different from the original claim "rich people don't go to jail."