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Have you ever been affected by the corrupt behavior of the Corporate World?

Here in Australia there is a Royal Commission into the Big Banks and their misconduct. Including Financiers, Insurance Agencies and the like.
They have been found to be totally corrupt, stealing from their customers et al.
So all these years they have continued to make billions of dollars profits because they were stealing from the public.
What will happen? They may be required to pay a pittance of a fine and to refund customers.
What should happen?
Considering the obscene "Ill gained Profits" over many years, the fines should be in the Billions, All the Management and advisors should be imprisoned for a minimum of 10 years.
Their assets should be stripped and given to those whom went bankrupt because of their disgusting advice.
My Father worked for the same mining company his whole working life. Over 50 years. He was also insured with AMP for the last 40 of those years.
AMP, being the great "Peoples Company", as a good will gesture made my Father a life member of the fund.
The benefit of this action was that he no longer had to make any contributions.
This was stipulated by them.
When my Father died in 1985, "The Peoples Company" refused to pay out his insurance policy.
The reason?
"Mr Gerr... did not contribute to the fund for the previous two years and as a result his policy was cancelled."
It went to court and you guessed it. AMP won the case.
So, the "Peoples Company" rewarded my Fathers lifetime membership by keeping his entitled
payout.
People say the Law is an ass, I say the Law is corrupted, along with the Judges and the Politicians that put them there.
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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
That's awful !
Only way to hurt these mf's is to ruin their reputation and dump their stock value.
You may not get back what is rightfully owed but you might get others to think carefully before they think to invest.
Our banks had their wrist slapped after the mis-selling mess of '08 nearly bankrupted the country and sent us into economic meltdown !
Yet the current government is fouling this leaving the EU business so badly, you can hear the banks slobbering at the thought of having the exact same conditions reoccurring as the government wants investment once we leave.
Not good when those with power have no fear of comeuppance.
Sueisright · 31-35, F
The worst was the banks the bailed out and the worst Been Lloyds was they took control of Lloyd’s at the time and they gave it them back without any of them having to repay the country for its bail outs.and now in billions profit nuts hey @Picklebobble2
Gusman · 61-69, M
@Sueisright "TOO BIG TO FAIL".
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@Gusman .....right.......just like
Polly Peck
BCCI
Barings
Equitable life
Northern rock
Lehman Bros
RBS
Bernie Madorff
Enron
PG&E
Bear Stearns
ABN Amro
Comet
Phones4U
MG Rover
MFI
BHS

How in the hell are you ever going to be able to know where best to invest your money ?
Sueisright · 31-35, F
Buy a safe hide it well at least it won’t go down in value unlike too many investments or buy gold as at least gold although fluctuates it dosent become valueless
Gusman · 61-69, M
@Sueisright Best way to preserve the value of your money is to buy Postage Stamps.
They are always worth their face value. No interest paid. but no devaluation either