| >I've always found this viewpoint a bit childish, It's childish to view fines as a percent of revenue rather than an absolute number...? That's certainly an odd take. Fines are meant to be a deterrent. If you fine Microsoft $50,000 they will literally not notice. If you fine my locally owned convenience store $50,000 they will probably be forced to close. It's absurd to ignore that. >I understand people want businesses they don't like to simply not exist anymore I did not say this, or anything close to it. My entire point was that looking at a number in a vacuum and saying "that's massive" or "that's not that big" is silly. What's "massive" to some companies is a tiny blip on the radar of other companies. I cannot understand anyone who thinks looking at fines in context is "childish". Not looking at fines in context is something only the largest and richest of companies would be a proponent for, because it would make the fines absolutely meaningless for them while being effective against anyone smaller. |