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minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up25·13 days agoI would agree, but with one significant condition: the fine would have to be large enough to be an effective punishment, and serve as a deterrent. A company as valuable as VW would have to pay an enormous fine.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·13 days agoFor funsies the justice department fined Meta fifty million dollars. Meta made that back by the time your eyes got to the end of this sentence.
I would agree, but with one significant condition:
the fine would have to be large enough to be an effective punishment, and serve as a deterrent. A company as valuable as VW would have to pay an enormous fine.
For funsies the justice department fined Meta fifty million dollars. Meta made that back by the time your eyes got to the end of this sentence.