Which point are you making?
* It’s illegal and therefore people shouldn’t do it.
* It’s illegal because people shouldn’t do it.
* It’s illegal which raises the cost of doing it.
* Other?
* It’s illegal and therefore people shouldn’t do it.
* It’s illegal because people shouldn’t do it.
* It’s illegal which raises the cost of doing it.
* Other?
Specifically, discriminating against someone over 40 due to age. (29 USC § 621: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/621 )
In what specific way is its legality relevant? The bare observation that it’s illegal doesn’t mean anything.