A Modest Proposal: You know how a lot of conservatives long for a “Flat Tax”? How about if we have a “Flat Sentence”? It’s very simple: Whether through white collar crime, pickpocketing, burglary – whatever – if convicted, you spend a day in prison for every dollar you steal. If weapons are involved, of course, that’s an additional charge with additional penalties, but I’m only talking about the theft itself. So, if a corporate CEO – who is ultimately responsible for the goings on of their corporation – is found guilty of theft in the amount of, say, $1 Billion, he or she would spend a billion days in prison (roughly 2,740 years if my math is correct). Each criminal treated equally – what could be fairer?
A Modest Proposal: You know how a lot of conservatives long for a “Flat Tax”? How about if we have a “Flat Sentence”? It’s very simple: Whether through white collar crime, pickpocketing, burglary – whatever – if convicted, you spend a day in prison for every dollar you steal. If weapons are involved, of course, that’s an additional charge with additional penalties, but I’m only talking about the theft itself. So, if a corporate CEO – who is ultimately responsible for the goings on of their corporation – is found guilty of theft in the amount of, say, $1 Billion, he or she would spend a billion days in prison (roughly 2,740 years if my math is correct). Each criminal treated equally – what could be fairer?