Probably not, but it is rather exhausting to see this happen again and again and seeing them get bailed out without consequences every time. At least something

Probably not, but it is rather exhausting to see this happen again and again and seeing them get bailed out without consequences every time. At least something would be different. Maybe it's just hearsay but it feels like every person on wallstreetbets who got lucky with options then got the IRS knocking on their door accusing them of everything in the book. They've said it themselves that with the cost cutting in last decades they don't have the resources to build cases against large players anymore. They go after people they can reliably force to pay up without having to fight them too much. Al Capone would've gotten off scot free in today's world, just like most of congress does despite singlehandedly outperforming the best index funds out there.