That’s the thing, they may not break up companies, or pursue bad actors to the fullest extent of the law if they depend on fines for funding. It creates pervers

That’s the thing, they may not break up companies, or pursue bad actors to the fullest extent of the law if they depend on fines for funding. It creates perverse incentives… we’ve seen this with eg police departments over relying on fines. The goal of the agency should first and foremost be the protection of the public, not to extort funding.