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And multiply by a wealth coefficient like they do in Finland. Because if a fine is the equivalent $0.00000450 then it’s not much of a motivation.

• belltaco 7y ago
  How is wealth calculated? It's kind of hard in many countries including USA, since there is no wealth tax.
  • sandworm101 7y ago
    Dead simple. Bluebook or insured value of the vehicle being driven. Speed in a semi-truck, or lambo, expect to pay more than the guy delivering pizzas in a civic.
    • nexuist 7y ago
      ...So the rich people all buy cheap cars instead and keep their lambos at home. How does this solve the problem?
  • andrei_says_ 7y ago
    It’s a very good question which I presume has been solved in many places. Shares in public companies, stocks, property values etc. If someone working two $8/h jobs to pay for rent and food has to pay $450 that has serious repercussions. If someone who owns a rental property for example is to experience an incentive of a similar size, then the incentive ought to be proportional maybe to 2-3% of the value of the property? If we’re OK with poor people’s lives being ruined by a speeding ticket then maybe we could be OK with a millionaire having to sell some shares or even property to cover a similar offense. And, the police would get their funding quotas faster ;) Of course legislation like this is unlikely to cross the Gilens/Page threshold. here’s a summary of their Princeton study finding that US “democracy” works only when serving the oligarchy: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/princeton-experts-say-us-no-longer-democracy https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/princeton-experts-say...