&gt; &quot;Except that increases the cost of doing business even further.&quot;<p>Yes, but there&#x27;s a tradeoff at play here between what&#x27;s best for companies and what&#x27;s best for the citizens of each of the countries. If a law protects the will of the citizens but also hinders companies then so be it. Company profits are not the be-all and end-all.