A previous HN discussion, possibly on Equifax now that I think about it, had a comment recommending the book "The Chickenshit Club", about why the justice department doesn't prosecute. I just finished in it a discussion of Enron and their auditors, Arthur Andersen. The justice department prosecuted Andersen (one of the "big 5" accounting firms at the time), and there was a lot of backlash about the Justice Dept "kill…
"all this backlash" I think you need to source that backlash. I find it highly likely certain people/groups used their media contacts to push that narrative, but I don't know a single actual person besides some Wall Street types who disagreed with the Andersen prosecution... then to extraplote that to "country have trained the government not to." I think is a mistake. The DOJ problems are not from the public.. they a…
Re: U.S. senators ask consumer watchdog head for details on Equifax probe
#41If the people permit the government to be run by corporations, and the corporations rebel against the Andersen decision, who is the source of the backlash?