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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsClass warfare is when the rich can buy their way out of consequences for their crimes.
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Class warfare is when the rich can buy their way out of consequences for their crimes. (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Sep 2012
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marions ghost
(19,841 posts)1. The sickness at the heart of America
Money means you can work around the law. It happens every day in every community in America.
Anyone who disagrees, go ahead and object.
And if you agree, THINK about it. Think about what this really means.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)2. Yes, it's a disgrace. But people don't care.
Unfortunately.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)3. and if you steal a few *billion* dollars, you get a fat bonus...
a golden parachute, and never see the inside of a courtroom.
flamingdem
(39,304 posts)4. Yes it does
bigtime. So many cases of where those who can pay their way out of something go ahead and break a law. Even Samsung, who copied the Iphone got a billion dollar judgement this month against them .. but no biggie they made so many billions with the product.