Selling Justice: Too Big To Jail 

“I know you robbed the liquor store and killed the owner but what will happen to your family without your financial support? Therefore we’re going to give you a thousand dollar fine as long as you don’t do it again.” -If people were tried like corporations.

If anything is too big to fail, then it's an unreliable, unstable, unsustainable system that deserves to collapse.

My husband shared this video with me since I’m in a white-collar crime class. I just finished writing my final, which actually touched on repeat offenders and discussed JPMorgan Chase as well. I suggested that if a business is “too big to fail” then we have not prevented a monopoly. I said we should prosecute them all, and, if a company fails, another company will eventually fill the vacuum! Great video!

Not only should we prosecute more, we should have a corporate death penalty. That doesn't mean that anyone gets killed, but rather that any corporation found guilty of any sufficiently heinous malfeasance should undergo a total or partial structured dissolution; it's assets nationalized and possibly resold; lifetime bans on working in the industry for those higher in the corporate structure. Like anti-trust restructuring, but more complete, and with a possibility that the government simply absorbs the corporation. Ultimately, many industries work more justly with democratic oversight (cough: railroads) But really, this isn't just about reasonable economic and justice policy, it's about revenge.

During the talc lawsuits, Johnson & Johnson assigned liability to a company they created, and that company has filed for bankruptcy now, in an effort to avoid settling cases or minimize settlement payments. J&J is the worst.

It’s psychopaths and corruption all the way down.

By far the best channel on this labyrinth of dirge.

You are doing a legitimate moral good, Georg. Thank you for the fantastic journalistic pieces. Brought to you by Hip-Tang! Hip-Tang! Now Talcum powder free.

Georg is a unique content creator. Important topics, well written / researched and funny as sh*t. I love this channel!!

that jeffery cut away to the urn was editing gold

In Ireland we pay a new ‘ temporary’ tax since 2008 called USC or universal service charge. If and when banks fail, you will pay

After watching or reading something like this I'm always left with a feeling of, "what can I do? What can WE do? We, the ones who die from asbestos laced talc powder and lose our life savings in State allowed scams?". Then I take a sip of bleach, just to dull the pain a bit.

Corporations became untouchable because they basically allied with the politicians.

This has occurred regularly since the early 1800's

SCOTUS considers multinational corporations to be “persons” who enjoy the rights that such recognition confers, but these entities will never spend a day behind bars because they’re “too big to fail” and…well, reasons.

The impression I always get from American corporate culture is that if one could find a way to control and monetize access to the very air we breath they would be given a license to do so. If you challenged them the response would simply be: " We are carrying on a legitimate business, pay up or stop breathing. Now get off my lawn!" In places American corporations have already done this with water. Do you really think there is some line in the sand due to the difference in imminent necessity between air and water?

Brilliant. It's almost jarring to see American legal and political discourse that avoids culture war crap.

Its the same people that tells us to hate eachothers all over the world. Meanwhile their hands goes in our pockets.. Wine an dine on worlds hate..yeck......Good work dude..Sir!

speaking of too big/powerful to fail. **cough** Peloski's husband got into a car collision, found to be DUI. Gets off with a misdemeanor. I was charged as a fellon for being in possession of a 4" carbide locking utility knife. i work with metal sheets and wires. Thankfully the Judge has more sense than the cops and DA

I will increase my patreon donation to you knowing this will lead to my extradition to the US on conspiracy charges.

props for tackling this subject matter, the more this comes to the forefront on a mass level the better. it's honestly getting pretty dire

I forget about these individual incidents over the years, because what am I going to be able to do, but when you string them all together it's even worse. But what goes up must come down, it will be a glorious fall.

Just look at what’s coming out about Uber now. Politicians and corporations are now in a mostly symbiotic relationship. Great work as ever Georg.

There's one line in a Dire Straits song that sums it all up perfectly: "I've legalized robbery, called it believe" - Dire Straits - The Man's Too Big

Too big to faii is just another term for oligopoly and an indicator for anti-trust action.

I think the biggest tragedy in this video is the lack of a "and here's Georg in a hottub explaining financial wrongdoings." segment. What a loss.

Love your content thanks for all the hardwork you put in

this is the important stuff that needs to be talked about. this is where the outrage belongs. it saddens me that people fill their days with the most trivial things to be upset about while the people at the top fill their pockets

This channel is the best.

"Nobody went to jail"

Cheers for the video 🥂 and thanks for always bothering to include subtitles, it doesn't go unnoticed

I have a feeling this video isn't going to be promoted by RU-vid much. I'm happy I checked in on your channel again... You've really been knocking it out of the park Georg. I think these videos you've been making on some of the serious issues we face today shed much needed light

This is his best video yet, I've been screaming this for yrs. This is why REAL change isn't happening and why we don't actually live in a democracy, its a kind of republic. We can vote but we dnt have any say over policy. Its not a problem of our politicians, its us the people. We're the problem

I enjoy your content, and now it's even better. I will buy that for a dollar.

I just love this guy, he makes it look so easy to put all of this together, but it must have been a ton of work, and somehow I dont question a thing this guy says. Preach on brother.

Georg, I don’t know how you have the mental strength to make these videos, but I thank you for it. Most of the scandals you have covered are familiar to me, but I wouldn’t want to take the time you have done to document them so thoroughly. This stuff is corrosive to the soul. The fundamental principles which we think govern our world, simply don’t exist. The legal system is corrupt, the law making process is corrupt, the election process is corrupt and through the use of technology free speech has been neutered. Have you looked at the scientific community and the reproducibility crisis? Much of what we think of as settled science in some areas is nothing of the sort. Especially Diet, food pyramid, statins, heart disease, cholesterol. I’m sure you already familiar with the fact that psychology and economics are two disciplines with all the trappings of scientific rigour, but are essentially no more valid than witchcraft or astrology. Well done exploring these rabbit holes and not ending up in conspiracy land. Much easier to believe that reptiles are responsible for all this, than your fellow human beings. Keep up the good work, you are doing us all a great service.

Gotta like and comment for this: better journalism than you get on TV Georg you're smashing it

really appreciate the work you do, I really hope your presence on RU-vid continues to grow, you deserve so much more subscribers and attention.

HSBC: the official banking partner of the Sinaloa Cartel

I felt actually sick after watching this, and that really doesn't happen often.

Investment banking is , essensialy, another military branch - they get slap on the wrist if innocents start to suffer, but they won't make them stop operating, it's just too damn profitable. It's a golem situation: it's amazing when it works and fights your enemies, but can easily turn on you.

Thank you for making these videos Georg. You’re doing important work. I’ve been talking about the corporatocracy in the US for years, and you’ve managed to put it all so eloquently.

Just hit the 27 second mark. Now strapping in and buckling up. This is going to be a ride.

I love the evolution of your channel over the years

You could say that St. Ronald Of California still watches over us 🥲

Your choices of video topics get more and more interesting. Also catching & liking the Adam Curtis influences in the B-roll

Many people regard this is "business corrupting democratic government," but as Martin Mayer said in the beginning this is impossible without first having the backing of the state. This is a cycle that has borne itself out over multiple administrations and under supposedly vastly different administrations, so it is not simply a party political or ideological issue. The trick most people miss is that as this cycle continues it reveals that the government, especially when it comes to providing housing, uses their underwriting of these institutions to provide housing liquidity where there really is none. Yes, people in these institutions get their payday but what it is really about is providing the illusion of affordable mass home ownership when the capital stock is too low to allow it. In this way the financial sector is subsumed by the goals of a "liberal democracy," Vis-à-vis the creation of illusory mass material progress to satiate a population, not the other way around. When government technocrats control The Federal Reserve, and can conjure mass amounts of money and fiduciary media out of thin air, money is meaningless at the apex of the power structure.

I really enjoy your content Georg: the way you cast light to these topics, your dry humor, the atmosphere; every time I come to your channel with having zero knowledge on these topics and at the end finding it tremendously interesting, all of that, I love. Thank You so much for all the work you have put through these years

My career in finance ended with the spectacular implosion of the banking industry around 2009. It felt like the end of the world back then and I was sure things would change, people would demand justice of some sort. Wow was I wrong.

Existential crises. Now THAT'S the Hiptang.

Fantastic Georg. You put a lot of hard work into this and I appreciate it.

Really like the editing you did with these visuals. Adam Curtis subconscious vibes in here

Incredible video, totally well investigated and well explained. I hope to see more of this videos with this series of corruption stories and scandals.

It's not bribery. It's called lobbying!

Steal ten thousand dollars and go to jail. Steal 10 billion dollars and get a government bailout.

Love these videos. I'm so grateful for content creators like yourself, who I've followed since machinima days, who broadcast truth like a beacon of illumination.

I would say it's interesting what has occurred after the legal definition of 'corporation' was created, distinct from 'company'. But then again, that was the whole point.

I haven't even seen this yet and o already hit the like button. Every time I see a new video I say to myself, "here we go"

Oh my God, Georg has pulled the Oxycontin plotline into this as well!

Hey, the United Corporations of America features the best deals when it comes to buying politicians, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

Good thing I watched 'A Civil Action' before this to put me in the mood

Regarding the saving and loan collapse: I worked with the government agency to examine and recover S&L losses. In short order I learned the agencies primary objective was to hide the fraud and losses. In fact, the agency hired the very fraudsters that collapsed the S&L's!

The only thing "Too Big to Fail" is citizenship and the government being born out of the people and not imposed above them.

there should be a natural presumption of guilt in all and any matters regarding behaviors of corporations. They should always have to prove innocence and be presumed guilty. Always 100% in all things even trite ones.

Absolutely fantastic stuff. Loved it so much on your Patreon channel, I thought I'd come and watch it here as well. Thanks for all the work you do, especially on these longer videos. You're a star. If only there were more of us on Patreon we might get to see more of you.

Colonialism never stopped, it just found a new avenue

Thanks for this one I knew I would be (enjoying?) the topic when I read the title. The protections available to our betters is disgusting. Laws for thee not for me should eventually bite them in the ass.

I enjoy you're using old adverts for beer and cigarettes instead of tired stock footage.

This is not just a problem unique to American business/politics. This is a problem with capitalism, of which banks are certainly an integral part.

Oh my God I am so greatful you are covering this topic.

every arcade goer remembers this line "Winners don't do time." - FBI Director William S. Sessions

One rule for the Overclass, one for the rest of us.

I'm a huge fan of Georg becoming Adam Curtis recently. Just needs some more music and dancing scenes.

Cyberpunk 2022 - A dystopian present reality

Sir, we regret to inform you that your bank account has been closed.

Phenomenal, if incredibly depressing, work! Very much looking forward to the rest of the series!

Thank you.

alot of people like to believe this is an America only problem but the same is true in Canada, UK, etc

I have a simple suggestion. Don't just sentence individuals in companies, but pass on direct financial penalties to shareholders. Imagine how carefully companies would be run then...

Le Monde Diplomatique made fabulous articles about the revolving doors and the dictatorship of lobbies

Thank you, Georg.

Very nice, Cousin Jorge'. Very nice indeed.

There's something to be said for holding the directors and C-suite directly culpable for the acts of the company they run. Not ordinary shareholders, but the board. Scale up the degree of culpability based on gross interest in the company and company turnover (*not* profit, because the techbros need to suffer just as much as companies that make useful things). On the board of a company whose shares you own directly or indirectly through, for instance, a trust? All that counts towards your culpability as a board member.

Me: I'm not watching any more videos about the collapse of financial, social, or healthcare systems, for my own mental health. Also me: Oh Georg has a new video out? *gets popcorn*

Everybody!! 🎶"Nobody Went to Jail.."🎵

I enjoy your work. Corporations need to be kept accountable.

3:56 that is so good.

I hope that this is being recorded from a secret location . . .

I wonder if anyone here knows the difference between a company and a corporation and why the distinction matters in the court of law?

Punishable by fine means legal for a fee.

Thank you for the British Bar Association Esquire Criminals, who practice the Color of Law. Swear their oaths to Statutes.

I’m a one issue voter. I’ll vote for anyone who demonstrates that they will nail criminal corporations to the wall.

Great stuff; reminds me of Adam Curtis' documentaries, which is no bad compliment.

These videoes are great. Just the thing I needed to cheer me up when I'm feeling down. Haha. It hurts.

I love this stuff. Well done again Georg… or… well done lava lamp.

Opening with that gta 1 song brought back all kinda emotions. Bravo sir bravo

If the fine for a crime is less than the money made doing it, it is not a deterrent

But the IRS will audit my fiancée over her returns….

Really sad to hear about Georg's impending suicide :/

Much more than $498 billion in bailouts. TARP alone was $800 billion! Plus you have "Quantitative Easing" with was essentially a series of bailouts - zero percent (or near-zero) money from the Fed.