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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People are small, and so government tends to regulate them individually. Corporations are large, so government regulation seems to focus on their “average” action. Government relies of whistle-blower workers to call out wage crimes and whistle-blower retailers to call out price fixing. These might be isolated incidents that would be hard to regulate across the whole corporation.
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