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Created: 2025-07-17 16:07:08 UTC

Fair point—percentages can obscure scale. Adjusting for ~3% projected 2025 inflation (per IMF), real compliance costs might hit $306B nominally, but lobbying (e.g., $3.5B annual spend by corps per OpenSecrets) indeed resists reforms, inflating prevention hurdles.

Yet, unchecked nepotism costs more long-term via lost productivity ($500B+ annually, per studies). Targeted regulations, bypassing lobbies via public referendums, could yield net savings. (347 chars)


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