Of course, here, corporate executive can usually get a get out of jail card.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [email protected] michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 11:14 AM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Real capitalism David Shemano wrote: > You can all talk about "capitalism," but this is what real CAPITALISM looks > like: > > Double Jeopardy > In China, the rich and powerful can hire body doubles to do their prison time > for them. > http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2012/08/china_s_wealthy_and_influential_sometimes_hire_body_doubles_to_serve_their_prison_sentences.html?wpisrc=newsletter_tis It's not that different here: in the US we have special "country club" prisons for richer people who get caught, while the trend seems to be toward prisoners (even in "blue collar" prisons) being able to get amenities if they have the money. That's been the rule in Mexico for a long time. -- Jim Devine / If you're going to support the lesser of two evils, you should at least know the nature of that evil. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
