Whole Foods fined for overcharging

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22. You may be right

And I don't really disagree with you, we generally need more regulation, especially in the corporate sphere. I was just trying to point out that not all regulation is created equal, and not all regulation is good. It can go too far. I's surprised that is controversial, but I probably did not do a good job of laying a foundation.

My other point is really more related to the irony of a corporation that caters to the wealthy, that has already marked up their prices more than any of its competitors, getting stuck with a fine for something so stupid. Now if they did it on purpose or were "willfully blind" that would be a different story.

Look, I don't like being put in the position of defending whole foods or any other big corp for that matter. It is distasteful. But as a small business owner, I can attest that I have violated numerous regulations without meaning to. The cost to educate myself about all of them, much less fully comply, would make it difficult for me to continue in business. I do my best, though.