Reply #16: Well of course...

[ljm2002]

...but I would never advocate such harsh measures without adequate legal proof.

Still -- my point is, we alredy have plenty of draconian laws. So let's pass another one: one that says embezzlers and treasonous war profiteers risk have EVERYTHING taken from them. It's only fair -- the big companies right now pay their executives outrageous salaries, even when they run their companies into the ground; then, when the company declares bankruptcy, the first thing to go is whatever pension plan the workers PAID into (Enron, anyone?), and everyone acts like that's just the way things are and there is nothing to be done.

Hogwash! There are things to be done. Laws are made by humans, and they can be changed by humans. Let's put some teeth into the laws that address white collar crime. The sad truth is, white collar crime does pay, that's why there's so much of it. So let' up the risk factor for the bastards.