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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If big enough a corporation becomes basically part of the country. They have enough people working for them, enough lawyers and enough influence on politics and economy that going after them becomes detrimental to the career of whoever does it.
Especially true in countries where corporations have intertwined with the government departments. For example Microsoft, just how many government departments and how many corporations around the world run using Microsoft windows? Even if tomorrow it was revealed that they were doing someting massively illegal it might get a few people fired and in jail but the corporation is going to pay a fine that it would earn in less than a week and continue on.
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