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567,000,000 ÷ 228,248,000,000 × 365 × 24 = 21.76
Exactly 21 hours, 45 minutes, 36 seconds of revenue for them. They literally already made that back since the ruling was made and they haven't even cut a check yet. Cool, I'm sure that'll totally change things.
Revoke their corporate charter for half a year so they can't do business in the country. That'll make em sit up in their seats.
Why is new mexico the only one holding them to account for the damage against our society?
Not even a full day. That's like fining a person who works at McDonald's like $75
I guess it depends on where in the world that person lives. In the state where I grew up, it'd be more like fining a McDonald's employee $45, at least in terms of raw income. But if you're talking about how punitive the measure feels, I think it's more like a $5 fine. Meta budgets and lives in quarters and years; McDonald's employees budget and live in hours and weeks.
Great way to bring it down to earth, though.