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At the barest minimum, we would still develop nuclear reactors, and then plutonium would get discovered, and it’s easy to manufacture and purify (compared to U-235), and the bomb is just a matter of time.
People have self respect and don’t like being bossed around by nitwits and parasites in mega corporations.
I would guess companies now keep voting power among insiders after IPO with special share classes instead of incorporating in odd states, if they’re inclined to avoid a takeover.
When it comes to the modern day version of this sort of drama, the first thing that comes to mind is pre-exit startup founders losing control. That’s still a thing.
Second, this has to be balanced with the taxpayer’s costs of being audited.
What is good and the purpose of tax enforcement is that the system runs as the law defines it and is “fair” in the sense that everybody has to obey the law, without exception.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-246
I don’t see how telling the officer you have $87k is probable cause for a search, anyway.