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Re:Pfizer Penalties Since 2000: $10B by williamscales on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:35AM (#34082013)
> How are the laws and regs so unclear that a huge corporation of smart people can't avoid big fines?

They aren't. What is clear is that a huge corporation of smart people simply don't care about fines.

The answer is to make the fines much bigger, big enough that a single one would threaten the existence of Pfizer.

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Re:Pfizer Penalties Since 2000: $10B by mym1990 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @12:38PM (#34083769)
This is silly, there should be a middle ground. A 1 strike policy would just stifle any innovation coming out of a company.
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Re:Pfizer Penalties Since 2000: $10B by williamscales on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @04:53PM (#34086885)
Yeah, I wouldn't advocate a 1 strike policy. Fines should escalate with repeated violations.

The fines should be tied to revenue and after some violations they should reach the point where the business cannot continue.

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Re:Pfizer Penalties Since 2000: $10B by johndhi on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @01:29PM (#34084449)
Based on what research is this a good idea?

The US system is unique and we're entrenched. This is too big a change.

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