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I’m quite curious to be a fly on the wall where the decision was made to accommodate the lowest common denominator. Why wouldn’t he just be dismissed rather than wasting hundreds or thousands of dollars of employee time?

By chance could you illuminate the thought process?

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I’m guessing they figured that the lowest common denominator was rather close to the “median” common denominator.

When you are in a regulated industry it’s better to be sure than incur the wrath of the regulator.

Ah! That’s a good point.

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