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> [The problem is when the fine is] too low to be a deterrent unless you make it high enough that scaling it makes is unnecessarily harsh for middle class peopl
by majewsky 8y ago
> [The problem is when the fine is] too low to be a deterrent unless you make it high enough that scaling it makes is unnecessarily harsh for middle class people.
Easy fix: Set the fine as "N times daily wage, but at least X".
- AnthonyMouse 8y ago> Easy fix: Set the fine as "N times daily wage, but at least X". At which point low and middle income people all pay the same fine or as close to it as makes no difference, rich people avoid it through arbitrage and you have a system with no significant effect (except maybe that the super rich still pay less than the upper middle class).