"The long term profit maximization strategy was to maximize profits only up to the point where you risk getting regulated by government." That is correct, but a

"The long term profit maximization strategy was to maximize profits only up to the point where you risk getting regulated by government." That is correct, but as with Wall ST, the addiction to the gamble has long been unhinged by an environment that has been lax on regulatory options...so when the blowback actually hits, it will not be just painful it will likely come on the tail end of a ragnarok-grade event that will likely shank the whole industry for a generation because current C-suites are so far up their own asses they can take direct inventory of the last few days of meal plans.