Rich Above the Law
This cluster discusses how wealthy individuals are effectively immune to legal consequences, facing only fines or leniency that don't impact them, unlike poorer people who suffer harsher punishments.
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Well, if it were illegal, then rich folks might go to prison, and we can't have that, now can we!?
Recognized that the law doesn't apply to rich people?
Punishable by fine = legal for rich people.
You’re essentially saying that rich people are above the law. If that’s the case, we should fix that first.
Let me guess: rich people did very illegal things and no one will be prosecuted.
You have discovered why the rich do not go to jail and the poor do.
Not really, it's just that rich people are mostly above the law most of the time
The rich and powerful have their own set of laws, whose leniency is proportional to your net worth.
I think the poster means those rich who have committed offences, but enjoy softer penalities thanks to their wealth.
It's unclear yet whether anything will really change. It is a perfect example though of how the rich are above the law.