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> What's wrong with putting companies out of business? Well you have to decide what is or isn't worth destroying a business entity. Let's say Startup X breaks
by BinaryIdiot 11y ago
> What's wrong with putting companies out of business?
Well you have to decide what is or isn't worth destroying a business entity. Let's say Startup X breaks a law that, while illegal, has little to no impact on the general public. Let's say Startup X isn't found out until 5 years in and they're doing $300 million in revenue but without breaking that law they would be at some unknown number less than $300 million. Is that worth putting them out of business? If so, why? If not then what is the appropriate punishment?
Seems like a really hard problem to be fair all the way around.
- st3v3r 10y agoHere's the problem: Doing anything other than punishing the company harshly, even if that means putting them out of business, signals to everyone else that the law is not serious, and can be broken at will. As far as if it's worth putting them out of business, I don't see why that should even be under consideration. You can't do the time, don't do the crime.