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		DrillShopper 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon 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.

johnnyanmac 8 months ago [–]

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.

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