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The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap Highlight

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“Why do we put people in jail?” asked Neil Barofsky, the former prosecutor and TARP inspector. “That’s the question?” “Right,” I said. “What do they teach in law school?” “Well,” he said, “there’s general deterrence, individual deterrence, and justice for victims.”

— Matt Taibbi and Molly Crabapple

Replicated under Fair Use from The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap by Matt Taibbi and Molly Crabapple. (Pg. 79)

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