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Millions of dollars. More than they can make anywhere else.
by avrionov 3y ago
Millions of dollars. More than they can make anywhere else.
- toss1 3y agoSure, but those millions will do you no good when you relatively inevitably are sitting in jail and have forfeited those sums and more in fines & restitution. These are supposed to be intelligent people, yet they seem to not realize that there are also intelligent people on the investigation/prosecution side, and/or that events (e.g., crash from organic causes or competitors' interference) can make obvious their crimes? Maybe not so intelligent, and certainly not ethical.
- justapassenger 3y agoGiven how many scams succeed out in the open, and how little of rich people actually face consequences for running them, I can understand how someone may decide to roll the dice.
- toss1 3y agoYes, I can certainly understand it for someone who has a poor situation and few prospects But for people who have a good socio-economic background, great education, and ability to make an honest living, it is not only foolish, but reprehensible to decide instead to harm others for a living. Disgusting.
- prirun 3y agoI agree, it's hard for me to understand why someone with good prospects would be dishonest, except that IMO greed knows no bounds. That, and I'm guessing most of these people are psychopaths, if tested (there is a test for it: it's a brain abnormality). You see billionaires' unbounded greed all the time, for example: https://www.wired.com/story/koch-brothers-are-cities-new-obstacle-to-building-broadband/ https://www.wired.com/story/koch-brothers-are-cities-new-obs...
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoAs another user pointed out - Elizabeth Holmes got 11 years. What are the odds that Caroline won't be out before she's 40 and still have millions in the bank?