Since their only job is to make their shareholders as much money as possible the (potentical) cost of noncompliance must outweigh the cost of compliance. It's

Since their only job is to make their shareholders as much money as possible the (potentical) cost of noncompliance must outweigh the cost of compliance. It's silly to expect anything else. Trying to make a profit is a really powerful force to improve the lives of many people as a side effect. So we allow it and now enjoy the benefits. In my opinion it seems like companies need to be confined though and is (sometimes) inherently unable to exert sufficeient self control and will even go so far as to saw off the branch they are sitting on.