yes, unless you're a big enough finance scammer that you stole from really rich people (most scammers who steal millions don't get it from the very rich)

People have gone to jail for longer for selling weed, I think the argument that finacial crimes get you longer prison sentences is absurd.

I didn't say financial crimes in general, I specifically said financial crimes on a level that impact a large number of very rich people.

But even then the times aren't longer than someone who gets caught with a 100 grams of coke. Skilling got 12 years for a financial fraud so heinous the whole system was re-regulated. You get that for selling crack on the corner.

There’s no question that the “war on drugs” sentencing is ridiculously out of proportion with the actual harm done, especially if you’re not white or upper class. I was making a comparison between types of financial crimes.

I mean if you’re saying bigger financial crimes get larger than smaller ones, ok?

In those cases it's not about how much they stole but who they stole from?

Steal the pensions and other retirement funds of millions? At worst, slap on the wrist.

Steal a single dollar from a single billionaire? Hope you like solitary, buddy.

Yup, these numbers are high, but just check out decades of wage theft and you realize it's only legal to steal from the poor.