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One of my more radical political views is I'm 100% behind a corporate death penalty, as well as direct personal criminal consequences for company principals that engage in fraud or similar.

The sad reality of the world is that once a business is past a threshold of power, it's nearly impossible to hold them accountable. Craven sociopaths know they can do what they do, and worst case, suffer some bad press while they move on to the next thing, banking 100's of millions the whole way.

Make those people truly terrified of the consequences of their actions and politics will be utterly transformed.



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