Matt Taibbi said something during the 2008 financial crisis that has always stuck with me, paraphrasing: “Look at the figure a corporation pays in a fine to a r

Matt Taibbi said something during the 2008 financial crisis that has always stuck with me, paraphrasing: “Look at the figure a corporation pays in a fine to a regulator, multiply it by 10, and you’ll have roughy the amount they profited from their misdeed.”