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by freddie_mercury 2560 days ago
I can't quite follow what you're arguing.

Are you saying that anyone who owns Wal-Mart stock should go to jail? That's who the owners of Wal-Mart are.

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They should pay the price in proportion to their share. Jail time for 1e-9 ownership is ludicrous, but something like the following might actually be a proportional deterrent.

> A very practice and effective solution would be to seize some chunk of the shares/value based on the size of the crime and auction them off. The proceeds going to victims or the like and weakening or removing irresponsible investors in favor of someone else. But this option is simply unthinkable and instead there's endless debate on the CEO's culpability.