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Exactly. We need leaders with the political will to apply a "financial death penalty" to companies that engage in this kind of brazen behavior. That means all assets seized, the company dissolved, personal assets of executives seized, executives jailed. People running companies should live in mortal fear of ever doing the things that they routinely do today.


Do people even take civics classes anymore? That isn't how any of this works. Political will doesn't allow arbitrary punishments. You would need legislation at very least and that could face issues with the Eighth Amendment. (Which could not be post-facto of course.)

At least you're not calling for jailing all the shareholders....


Punishment wouldn't be arbitrary, it would be based on the crimes you committed.


Political will can be used to pass legislation and ultimately to change the Eighth Amendment.




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