bernard madoff, you're a pig.

is bernard madoff evil, or just the most cowardly, selfish, destructive trash monster to ever roam the earth?

here's a round up of bernard madoff stories.
* a basic summary of the story from reuters.

* this poor guy had been warning the SEC about madoff for years, to no avail. way to go, SEC! we can add it to the list of government agencies that obviously don't work for crap.

* just one of many, many people whose lives have been ruined by this asshole. it's so sad, i can barely read it. i know that life is full of tragedies, and bad things happen to good people all the time and some of them will make lemonade out of the ocean of lemons that are drowning them, but this is just so upsetting to me. many of the people affected are just normal people who thought they were being smart by investing in their futures, which is what we're all supposed to be doing. yeah, some were rich folks, but a lot were just normal people.

* interesting question: should investors who did make money have to give some of their money back, since it was not actually profits on their investments, but rather money bilked from new clients?

* nothing new, but i thought it was funny that there's a website called 'dickipedia,' which has an entry for madoff now, because obviously he's at least a little bit of a dick.

under compassionate fascism, i think someone like bernard madoff would be forced to live a life of service and poverty forever. basically he'd be like a permanent volunteer for the poor, paid in food and lodging. he would not ever be allowed to handle money of any kind. also he'd have to have a tattoo on his face that says 'i am not trust-worthy.' or something.

it is important, under compassionate fascism, that punishments be directly linked to the broken rule. also, the punishment needs to work towards in some way helping to ease the ills caused by the broken rule. so, his crime caused people to be poor while he stayed VERY wealthy, so he should be forced to be poor, too, and work full time, forever, towards making the lives of the poor better. oh, also, all of his family should have their money taken away, too, because it's all from unclean sources. so his kids and wife and whoever benefited from the scheme, knowingly or unknowingly, need to give the money back. they will be allowed to keep enough money to maintain and tolerable lifestyle, but the days of heirloom jewels and fantastic vacations are over, madoffs. ever been to walt disney world? i hear it's fun!