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It would be more similar to having the option of paying a higher total fine, but with a portion of it in the form of a charitable donation (which is deductible)
by jonknee 11y ago
It would be more similar to having the option of paying a higher total fine, but with a portion of it in the form of a charitable donation (which is deductible). Higher total dollar amount, but the same as an overall lower fine that wasn't deductible. The government gets a big juicy number which is apparently what they wanted (in addition to being able to control where the money goes without having Congress involved).
- karmelapple 11y agoI - and I think many others - feel that these companies should get negative consequences from their behavior. If the government is just inflating the number artificially, and actually resulting in something that benefits the group that did bad things... seems like most people would be pretty unhappy knowing that. Who do I talk to about getting that angle on this story out there? :)