TBF, Sox is also protecting the little guy and it has the effect (for better AND worse) of increasing the cost of doing business (properly/legally). When regula

TBF, Sox is also protecting the little guy and it has the effect (for better AND worse) of increasing the cost of doing business (properly/legally). When regulating small businesses it’s important to be mindful of the overhead inflicted such that significant barriers aren’t being raised to business creation. Similarly, Amazon doesn’t advocate for $15 minimum wage out of altruism, no matter what your thought on the issue - they can afford to pay it whereas more local businesses would struggle and go under. Anti-competitive regulatory advocacy is a thing, so light touches in the SMB arena represent caution as often or more than regulatory capture.