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If you had millions (much less trillions) in income to stash overseas, you wouldn't go to jail for it, even if it was flagrantly illegal. People don't go to jail for white-collar crime, generally.

If you want to go to jail, try shoplifting.





A rich celebrity who paid zero taxes only getting 2 years seems to be confirming that white collar crime is largely unpunished, not a counterexample.


If he'd paid a fine after they caught him, he wouldn't have gone to jail. He very openly refused to pay. He effectively went to jail for refusing to pay a fine.


Black guy. Different thing. I've noticed that many of the scapegoats for the flash crash, and other similar things are not white.



I think you're actually right. I looked up some stats.




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