• chitak166@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I mean, why sentence them to anything? Seize their assets and garnish their wages until the debt is paid.

    It’s what happens to everyone else.

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      11 months ago

      That works for The Poors. But, rich people can easily get around that.

      “That Lamborghini? It’s not mine, it belongs to a corporation housed in the virgin islands which is owned by a numbered entity in Cyprus”

      “Income? I don’t have any. But, this foreign bank was willing to loan me $200 million, which I’ll definitely be repaying somehow.”

      “That expensive dinner in Paris? That was a gift from a close friend.”

      “That new flat screen TV? The non-profit I own is leasing it to me for $0 per month.”

    • 100_kg_90_de_belin @feddit.it
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      11 months ago

      They pay people to come up with ways to make them look penniless as far as the law is concerned.

      People like Alex Jones may actually have very little money in their name.