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It's about 2% of their annual net revenue per year for ten years. Hardly much of a punishment.
I'm not a big fan of Steve Bannon, but I think what he said about political power is among the truest things ever said about modern politics. These big corporations, they're not so tough. The big law firms? They're not so tough. But the state can be tough. They're all gutless cowards at the end of the day that would crumble if even a fraction of the power available was displayed. If one truly takes power and exercises it, that would become apparent. Trying to play nice gets you nothing but lip service and pocket change.
My brain glitched and I had Steve Ballmer in mind (which I'm not a fan of either). Didn't really sound like him, confused me.