People don't go to jail for not paying their bills. It's a case of "if I owe a h...

gopher_space · 2023-10-05T18:23:06

If you can’t make rent the police get involved at the end, but society wouldn’t really think of you as a person in that scenario.

83457 · 2023-10-05T18:00:01

Unless that bill is to the government.

SoftTalker · 2023-10-05T18:01:50

Unless fraud is involved, no. They might garnish your wages, seize assets, etc. but you won't go to jail.

ben_w · 2023-10-05T18:16:27

It has to be a lot more than 200k, but the principle still applies.

If you owe some government 500 billion, you are probably also a government.

jimt1234 · 2023-10-05T18:03:58

I think it's even more true in this situation. If you or I owe the IRS $2000, they're gonna come after us and get all their money. But if EvilCorp owes the IRS $200-million, the lawyers will argue about it for 3 years, and in the end, EvilCorp will end up paying less than half of the original amount.

maximinus_thrax · 2023-10-05T18:01:42

or to the ex spouse