I was trying to think of simple legal changes that would make America better for everyone.

The first one that comes to mind is: "Set corporate fines for ANYTHING to be minimum 150% of the money they profited from their lawbreaking, as assessed independently by the government".

Get rid of the concept as "fines as a cost of doing business" and turn them into actual deterrents.

This comes from Yet Another "Oopsie' from local chemical plants.

@EmilyGB2023 fines also must be superior to all other liabilities. Pay your fines before you pay back your loans. Banks then will become enforcers of good behavior and refuse to loan to repeat bad actors.