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"I'd expect that as soon as those with power to change the law are negatively affected by poorly written laws, those laws would soon be changed." 1. We have w
by icantdrive55 10y ago
"I'd expect that as soon as those with power to change the law are negatively affected by poorly written laws, those laws would soon be changed."
1. We have way too many laws now, and they just keep piling up year, after year. I once heard in California, if you add up all new changes, and bylaws, we are enacting/changing 12,000 laws a year. (I don't have a citation. Just something I heard.)
2. I given up arguing over what laws are needed, and what just sound good.
I would like to see the punishment of all laws (criminal, federal, local, etc.) tied to income. Rich guy runs a stop sign, he gets a $5000 ticket. The poor man gets the current $500 ticket.
I heard Switzerland is trying this?
A poor man gets a $500 ticket; it might just be the last straw?
A rich man gets the same ticket; he mentions it over dinner.
In my world, high fees for Revenue, is not the way to tax. In many cases these fees seem unconstitutional, but who even cares about that old document anymore?
- manarth 10y agoRich guy runs a stop sign, he gets a $5000 ticket. The poor man gets the current $500 ticket. I heard Switzerland is trying this? They've been trying this for a while - someone received a $290,000 speeding fine in 2010 [1]. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8446545.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8446545.stm
- dagw 10y agoIn Sweden many fines are defined in terms of wages instead of fixed amount. So the judge will just fine you (essentially) 45 days wages without having to worry about what that works out to be in in actual money.