The average joe would be in jail or face a heavy fine if they are caught doing illegal activities like tax evasion or stealing. Corporations on the other hand perform illegal activities like tax evasion, fraud, wage theft or price fixing on a MUCH larger scale, MUCH higher impact to the society, and higher frequency, yet they almost always get away with barely a slap on the wrist (i.e. a laughably small fine which is less than pocket change, and zero consequences for the c-suite). Is it because it’s easier to prosecute individual average joe’s as opposed to multiple billionaires who probably has connections with the justice system and government?
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the whole point of corporations is to create legal buffer between owners and employees and the law. Individuals break the law, like employees if they steal company resources will be arrested. Corporations break the law and no one gets arrested even for theft like wage theft because they were just working for a company and following company procedures.
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