Hmm it works on the principle of Fear. Want to take that water bottle, fine go ahead, I'll throw you in jail for the next 20 years. Want to do drugs, I'll shoot you. People think twice afterwards. Though being thrown into prison over a water bottle is stupid, same punishment for the rampent looting and property destruction is a good reason. Just smack them on the hand and say,"Oh you poor dear bugger off now, be good." Will ensure that it happens again. However at the same time, too much punishment is equally bad. Or to quote Star Wars. "The more you tighten your Grip, the more Star Systems will slip through your Fingers" Too lax, you get anarchy, too heavy handed, rebelion.
As to the being in possion of stolen goods, thats part of English Law. Even the US does it. Say your in a car and your friend jumps out, parks and comes back with a bag out ofa bank. If your still in that car, when he enters, or when he's taken in, your considerd just as responsible, and thrown in jail. This is done mainly to discourage harboring and aiding a fugitive, while at the same time promoting Citizens Arrest. Is it right or wrong, thats a good question to ask.
As to white collar, heh you can be more criminal than the Mob if you have a name tag, or a political desk job, and get away with it. As China says and is pretty much true globally, Power beats law, Money beats law, connections beats law.
As an example I was called a couple years ago when NC had its senate ellections. Of the two canidates you had a woman and a man. The names escape me at this momment, but the poller got around to telling me about eachs murky actions.
The man, used eminent domain to seize a 70 year old womans home and land to build a BUS STOP, that is the least used, he has used his position on the city counsel to push out his compititors and to conrtol 50% of the City's contracts in terms of maintance, land scaping, etc. He's also had a contract, charged twice what it was worth, then didn't finish it, costing the city more money to get it finished.
The Woman, was connected to an embezalment of well several hundred thousand dollors, from the previous senator, spent millions on an observator out of the state budget, on a state way the hell away from ours, Issued sub standard body armor to the NC National guard, which has lead to higher fatalities. And was responsible for the freeing of 2000 criminals, 200 of which were of the likes of cop killers and serial rapists. (Mainly black and before the election in a heavly minority state, make of that what you will)
Then the poller asked me who I would trust, I blurted out "Why arn't these two in prision? You expect me to vote for either? Why don't I just let the inmates out to run the show, they already are."
Then you have "Legal loans" My step dad for example, took out a loan for about 27 thousand from a financer to help him finish paying for his home, the company then without telling him or, giving him an option, sold it to another company who refuses to budge off of it, a company based in India should I note, that will end up taking him 20 years, 10 now to pay off, and will cost him nearly triple the amount in the long run. Or how about me looking into starting my own company/place of work. A 200k loan at 20 years, with only 4% IR will not only get that 200k out of me, but another $250k on top of that. Even the mob is more fair than that. All the want is what they gave you plus 20-50% of that amount. And at the end of the day, you don't pay the bank or Government they take whatever they want. The mob just breaks your knees. As to the "Billions" In government grants state side. Sure they'll help you, if your a minority, female, and want to be a farmer or in a non-profit job.
Short of that and not a surprise to me guess what elese is on the list, Large buisness groups, and townships among others. So grant money set aside maily goes to campaign finacers, or back into government coffers. What goes to minorities given the two options, helps make sure they stay where they are.
As to the whole economic investment. The fatal flaw of capitilism, is growth is not endless, money and investment can't appear by magic. There are limits, and in the case of the UK, it doesn't help matters that the EU Allows tens of thousands of Eastern European migrants into the region where they will work for much less than and Englishman. Also the tav system in europe disscourages most employers from hiring young workers, or many workers period.
Funny thing is in the US short of a repeal, and what states have turned there nose up to the mandate via there own courts, many work places have started hiring less and only part time given the Obamacare reform. Which makes an employer responsible to provide health insurance for any full time worker AND thier family. The reform if it can even be called that just makes you buy health insurance or you get into trouble. Most people don't have the insurance as they can't buy it. Making them isn't helping.
In fact given most US hospitals are privatly ran, owned, and operate via shareholders prices vary widely, and THAT is the problem not the bloody insurance. 500 bucks to have an x-ray, 5-10 thousnd to have a kid? And most Insurance groups don't even help all that well. Like my step dad as an example once more works for the state, has Blue cross Blue shield, its conisderd one of the best options by far. Minus it doesn't pay ****. Good for perscriptions, but he has to pay 50% of the doctors visit. And when it comes to operations and the like, they won't pay for crap untill he pays 20% on it. But no one will crack down on those two given the millions thrown into campaigne contributions. The situation if much the same elsewhere from what I hear in the democratic nations.
Given all the above and more, as pretty much every modern "Leader" has a shady past and current dealings, is it a surprise China is set to outpace the West? And dispite the corruption they have, at least they DO manage to get around to shooting a few of them,
Rather than keep them in power for the next 20 years. In short the law and system is what people Let it be, and you can't just make money from nothing. And most people with money want more, not less, and won't help you get a job when they can hire someone else to do it for half so they get a bigger bottom line. Those that will hire and pay well, fire few.
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