Why are corporate fines for shady or illegal business practices so often less than the amount they made by doing those illegal practices? At that point, don’t the fines just become a cost of doing business?
Specifically thinking about Perdue Pharma. PBS article says they made $35billion pushing opioids, but the current court case is only seeking $6billion on fines. Ignoring the Sackler’s immunity request, this is still a net win.
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Ive said my whole life that if the punishment for a crime is a fine than its not a crime, its a business. Most fines for businesses especially just get considered as the price of doing business like that.
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