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Fined because of a discount, a private deal. I hope every statist supporting this gets fined 5% of their income one day because of something they did in private
by JackNichelson 9y ago
Fined because of a discount, a private deal. I hope every statist supporting this gets fined 5% of their income one day because of something they did in private, and hopefully it'll be utterly painful for them and their families. Maybe then they'll learn.
- cyborgx7 9y agoI too have a lot of personal investment in the profitmargins of shareholders. If you don't want to abide by the rules of the european market, don't do business in the european market. We prefer our corporations to not be all-powerful exploitative behemoths with no oversight. I do like that libertarians have started using the word statist. It shows that this is not about freedom, it's about the state. Corporations can have as much power over you as they want.
- pwinnski 9y agoPublicly-traded companies doing business in markets all around the world cannot really be said to be making a private deal. The fine isn't because of a discount, it's because of a clawback clause that is punitively anti-competitive and completely illegal. They will still have earned more from making the illegal deal than this penalty will cost them. Three strikes.