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More precisely the percentage was 3.6, which is not great, but not terrible. I've been told it's the equivalent of a few pay raises.

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Indeed, and it's a fine line between "the cost of doing business" and ruining a large company over the decisions by a few people. Would probably have been better to go after the people at the top than fining the company..

American justice is about extracting money from a corporate entity not personal accountability.

As long as money flows freely, the show must go on

No, the concept of having corporations is 100% about this since their creation. If you look into the history of corporations it's kind of the point. Not more 'you and your family will be completely ruined and destroyed' but instead 'you can lose your business' sparked a revolutionary change in business the enabled the modern world and allowed people to undertake huge products that no sane person would take a risk on if they assumed responsibility for.

All of that is financial.

Criminal violations are not supposed to be protected by the corporate veil.

And if management committed crimes they are punished. I even spent multiple years in the feds with some of those guys.

> Criminal violations are not supposed to be protected by the corporate veil.

And they aren't, at least in the US. Just look at Martin Shkreli actually serving 5 years in prison for securities fraud and personally repaying ~$70mil.

P.S. none of this is related to the Daraprim controversy btw. Thought to mention because I have been seeing that misconception quite a bit online.

Correct! Now, only if we behaved like that was true.

Except people get arrested for sanction busting somewhat frequently..

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