Because punitive damages victims in the compensation system can also be punished and curb illegal activities from occurring again.

由于惩罚性赔偿制度不仅可以补偿受害人的损失，还可以惩罚和遏制不法行为的再发生。

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Many applauded the moves as a useful step to curb Wall Street compensation practices that may have led to excessive risk-taking.

很多人对这些举措表示欢迎，认为这将有助于遏制可能带来过度冒险的华尔街薪酬制度。

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While Ivy League universities continue to churn out a steady stream of finance professionals, Wall Street is no longer the beacon of high pay and innovation it once was, thanks in part to a raft of new regulations, including those that curb compensation.

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This reform will curb excessive risk-taking, reduce leverage, reform compensation, protect consumers, bring transparency and more competition to derivatives markets, address the problem of firms that are too big to fail, and make sure taxpayers do not bear the costs when firms do fail.

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