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People have gone to jail for longer for selling weed, I think the argument that finacial crimes get you longer prison sentences is absurd.

• insane_dreamer 2y ago
  I didn't say financial crimes in general, I specifically said financial crimes on a level that impact a large number of very rich people.
  • mattmaroon 2y ago
    But even then the times aren't longer than someone who gets caught with a 100 grams of coke. Skilling got 12 years for a financial fraud so heinous the whole system was re-regulated. You get that for selling crack on the corner.
    • insane_dreamer 2y ago
      There’s no question that the “war on drugs” sentencing is ridiculously out of proportion with the actual harm done, especially if you’re not white or upper class. I was making a comparison between types of financial crimes.
      • mattmaroon 2y ago
        I mean if you’re saying bigger financial crimes get larger than smaller ones, ok?