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> Fines exist to dissuade illegal behavior This is just your preferred interpretation. Fines also exist to reduce or disincentivize unwanted behavior.
by jplayer01 8y ago
> Fines exist to dissuade illegal behavior
This is just your preferred interpretation. Fines also exist to reduce or disincentivize unwanted behavior.
- YayamiOmate 8y agoHow is that different? The behaviour is made illegal, precisely because it's unwanted... that's pretty much the definition. I don't think there is another source of law in healthy cases/systems.
- jplayer01 8y agoNot all unwanted behaviors are illegal. Some countries tax soda in order to reduce soda consumption. A behavior is not unwanted iff it's illegal. A behavior is illegal iff it's unwanted. It's not necessary for a behavior to be illegal in order to be unwanted. Illegal behavior is just a subset of the other. But aside from that, and in this case, I feel the barriers to making it illegal are far higher than fining companies in other ways.