The Financial Bezels of Scams and Consequences

This chapter delves into the concept of 'bezels' coined by John Kenneth Galbraith, exploring how people felt financially stable during crises due to lost investments, the California Three Strikes Rule collisions with anti-tax sentiments, and the California prison system's violations of the Eighth Amendment. It further reveals the financial-driven operations in prisons, the role of finance in atrocities like those of IG Farben during World War II, and societal mindsets surrounding victim blaming and scams.