Punishing Business Leaders Who Have Broken the Law May Help

Punishing business leaders who have broken the law may help restore trust in the free-market system and leaders in general.
Given the ethical lapses that are so prevalent today,several things can be done to restore trust in the free-market system and leaders in general: (1)those who have broken the law need to be punished accordingly including religious people,government people,and businesspeople; (2)new laws making accounting records more transparent should be passed;and (3)making businesspeople and others more accountable may help.