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@1111aether right now, the corp elite can bounce from one dog to another, sucking each one dry on a wave of PR
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the problem with financial penalties for big brands, is that the cost is passed onto the customers; they need hit in the brand itself
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@1111aether no, forced signs in stores, forced splash screens on websites, forced disclosure to shareholders etc for a length of time
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@1111aether where customers, shareholders & employees have to click through / walk past etc signs outlining the convictions
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@1111aether where they can't hide behind PR & freindly journos not to mention it, or to spin it, it's there in front of people
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@1111aether when shareholders meet to agree wage deals, forced disclosure before the vote, do you vote a CEO a bonus if they do damage?
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@1111aether do you deal with a company who breaks the law? you can judge for yourself, if they lose shareholders, customers, partners etc
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@1111aether imagine a year of EVERY customer having to click through a splash screen to get tot he main store site
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@1111aether imagine the damage to the brand, if a sign has to be prominent in a store for a year, that's what I mean, hit the brand
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@1111aether that alone makes it a deterrent they can't factor into "the cost of doing business"; a fine they just pass on & cover up
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@1111aether it wouldn't take too long before the message sunk in, that they can't just do things the old way, it WILL backfire on them
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@1111aether while fines are the solution, it's set up so that crime does pay, and they know it
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@1111aether a successful & powerful deterrent is much cheaper & effective to manage than legal cures after the fact as corps push their luck
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@1111aether it also avoids the finances of the victim to be a factor in whether to get restitution, as there are no victims
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Issuing dividends takes money out of the economy--tax. Investing in jobs and equipment injects money into the economy--no tax. #FlatTax
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@1111aether even forcing disclosure of convictions with previous companies before shareholders vote to employ a new boardmember
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@1111aether so that shareholders know the past record of the new boss if they employ them; becoming toxic means they can't act like fleas
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