Another issue that was being addressed in this book was corporate greed. Gaston Glock had a very aggressive managerial style. He would constantly not allow his employees to buy small things like another stapler or some extra office supplies. On the other side of the coin he would take frequent trips to his villa in Italy and have dinner at the most expensive restaurants in Europe. This greed and selfishness only got worse as time went by. By the end of his life he had the companies money hidden away in off shore accounts so he wouldn't have to pay higher taxes. This type of thing in America isn't rare, many top executives have been caught trying to beat the system for their own personal gain. I believe the worst part about this crime is the lack of punishment. When someone commits a crime they should be punished for the crime. But when high level executives commit a crime and get caught they end up serving a minimal sentence in a low security facility where they have many more luxuries than the average prisoner in America. Both should be treated the same way and should serve the same time, as if they were to have done another more heinous crime. The book should be thrown at the next corporate executive who crosses the line and commits a corporate crime like embezzlement.
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