Larry GarfieldThis is sadly entirely accurate, and the whole problem...
(Edit: Original is here. Go follow the artist. https://mastodon.social/@workchronicles/112417993863156684)
StarkRG@Crell This is why you need progressive fines, fines that aren't just based on the severity of the infraction but also the income of the culprit. It's still "legal for a fee" but the fee is properly punitive regardless of who's committing it.
@StarkRG Also, proportional to the estimated profit made from the crime.
"Oh, you made $1 billion from breaking this law? The fine starts at $1.2 billion and goes up from there."
"Oh, a fine that big will destroy the company? Well maybe you shouldn't have done the crime then."
"Oh, you're worried about the employees? OK, we'll exchange $5 million in fines for 1 year prison time for the exec suite."
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