The Golden Age of White Collar Crime

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Elite Lawbreaking Is Out of Control

 

Hello Highliners,You might know Michael Hobbes as the author of some of our most-read pieces—this sweeping guide to the financial plight of millennials; this perception-shifting exploration of how we think about obesity and this incredibly moving investigation of the phenomenon of gay loneliness.


In his latest story, Mike tackles the great scourge of our age: white-collar crime. He checks out a Miami conference where would-be tax-dodgers mingle with the government agents who are supposed to be chasing them. He reveals why the IRS barely audits the tax returns of millionaires and billionaires anymore, and why virtually the only white-collar prosecutions that move forward these days involve crimes where elites are the victims. And while the wealthy have always inhabited a separate justice system, he explains why "elite deviance" has reached crisis proportions. It's a story that explains so much of what is wrong in America today, and like pretty much everything Mike writes, you'll see the world differently after reading it.


— Rachel

 

A slow-motion looting

 

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