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Maybe so, but stockholders aren't responsible for company losses either.

They are. They lose their money / investment if companies go bankrupt or don't do well.

Not in the past 5-10 years...

Huh? A gentle look at WSB will tell you a lot about stockholders who lost money.

> They lose their money / investment if companies go bankrupt or don't do well.

The CEOs of such companies get multi million dollar packages for leaving.