That's absolutely correct. Paying the fines for Knight is nothing more than the cost of doing business, and it's a very small cost when compared to what they make.
Anyone that believes otherwise just doesn't know how it works, and what really takes place.
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".