A Billionaire and a Nurse Shouldn't Pay the Same Fine for Speeding...

[Neonred 3,446]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/opinion/flat-fines-wealthy-poor.html

 

Wouldn't expect anything less from the NY Times...

[Póg mo 1,749]

3 minutes ago, Neonred said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/opinion/flat-fines-wealthy-poor.html

 

Wouldn't expect anything less from the NY Times...

I agree with the article. Why should rich people get to break the law, just because they can afford a fine? 

[Neonred 3,446]

4 minutes ago, Póg mo said:

I agree with the article. Why should rich people get to break the law, just because they can afford a fine? 

Wouldn't expect anything less from you either...

[smilesammich 10,727]

 

8 minutes ago, Póg mo said:

I agree with the article. Why should rich people get to break the law, just because they can afford a fine? 

it's the most ridiculous thing, and why we have people in jail for inability to pay..#maga

 

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Other places have saner methods. Finland and Argentina, for example, have tailored fines to income for almost 100 years. The most common model, the “day fine,” scales sanctions to a person’s daily wage. A small offense like littering might cost a fraction of a day’s pay. A serious crime might swallow a month’s paycheck. Everyone pays the same proportion of their income.

 

[Póg mo 1,749]

13 minutes ago, Neonred said:

Wouldn't expect anything less from you either...

Would not expect anything but complete worship of the wealthy from you either.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Don’t speed. No fine.

[charmander 692]

They made Judge Jeanine pay $400 for her speeding ticket and now she looks like this.

 

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

5 minutes ago, spookyturtle said:

Don’t speed. No fine.

rich can afford to speed and be fined. 

[spookyturtle 9,465]

10 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

rich can afford to speed and be fined. 

The rich can afford more of everything. If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. 

[smilesammich 10,727]

Just now, spookyturtle said:

The rich can afford more of everything. If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. 

i know that. but this is why the upper crust are a class all on their own. they do not have the same consequences as worker bees.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Noblesse oblige.

 

be civilized 

people need2chil

 

[spookyturtle 9,465]

11 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i know that. but this is why the upper crust are a class all on their own. they do not have the same consequences as worker bees.

I don’t think it’s fair to randomly penalize someone just because they are wealthy. Speeding is speeding. Robbing a bank is robbing a bank. It’s against the law for everyone. 

[smilesammich 10,727]

Just now, spookyturtle said:

I don’t think it’s fair to randomly penalize someone just because they are wealthy. Speeding is speeding. Robbing a bank is robbing a bank. It’s against the law for everyone. 

speeding is speeding. but the fined amount being the consequence for breaking the law is not remotely equal. making the consequence equal isn't randomly penalizing anyone.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

2 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

speeding is speeding. but the fined amount being the consequence for breaking the law is not remotely equal. making the consequence equal isn't randomly penalizing anyone.

It’s a set fee, like buying a gallon of gas. It’s the same for everyone. No discrimination. What could be more fair than that? 

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, spookyturtle said:

It’s a set fee, like buying a gallon of gas. It’s the same for everyone. No discrimination. What could be more fair than that? 

it's not a fee/tax so much as a fine, its meant to be punishment. taking a hundred bucks from someone who makes that in a couple minutes is not a fair punishment when a hundred bucks to some is two weeks worth of groceries..