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Sorry to be pedantic, but according to the 13th ammendment, compelled labor is allowed as a punishment of crime.

To be real, if the executives at a company do commit crimes that lead to the failure of the company, I think they should be on the hook for that.




> if the executives at a company do commit crimes that lead to the failure of the company, I think they should be on the hook for that

Yes, e.g. Theranos.

But the majority of failed businesses fail for reasons that have nothing to do with crime.




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