Peak socialism: A Finnish millionaire was fined $130,000 for speeding.
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I've always thought this was a fair system.
A flat fine just hurts lower-income earners.
Agreed. That's why fines should all be as community service - not only is this inherently fair, and not only does it avoid perversely incentivising the government to hand out more fines, but it helps society
I like your idea better lol
“If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class”
Well, again, if the fine scales with income, suddenly its not so much.
Think of the poor millionaires!
If this is "peak socialism" then I'm fine with it cause I'm poor as fuck and couldn't afford to pay a 130$ ticket cause women
This seems proportionate because the alternative is a punitive and devastating fine for the poor for a misdemeanor while the rich can just evade law at a whim and treat fines as a toll. Either proportionate fines or community service. One of the basic tenets of law is that it should apply equally if you are going to have a state.
Flat tax isn't socialism, goofy ass