In a capitalist society, the magnitude of the crime and who perpetrates it is crucial to an understanding of the punishment. If a large capitalist or "entrepreneur," as they like to be called, commits a robbery on the scale of the savings and loan heist or the recent robbery of people thinking they could actually have a roof over their head, the punishment is actually a reward by the government of even more money. Hundreds of billions, as a matter of fact. The executives of AIG recently held a party with the lavish expense of $400,000 dollars on part of the $700 billion government bailout. On the other hand, if a poor person commits a robbery, say because he is desperate for health care for himself or a family member, he will be considered by the system as a despicable individual and locked up probably for 20 years or more...
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