01-03-2019, 10:27 AM
(01-02-2019, 09:22 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: If you were a banker or business owner who ignored the existence American laws that are in place and imposed your own law instead, how long do you think you would be able to remain in business legally and remain afloat financially?
I agree that this SHOULD happen, but often doesn't. Look at the massive outrages that lead to the 2008 meltdown, yet no one went to jail except one small sacrificial lamb. Timothy Geithner even noted that throwing Jaime Diamond in jail would only make the demands for more heads louder, so it was best to do nothing. I fully fault Geithner for that and, as his boss, Obama as well. The perp walks should have been a daily affair for weeks if not months. We needed to know that someone was watching and gave a damn. But we live in a world of wealth and privilege. Thinking otherwise is naïve.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.