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>But then how do you incentivize certain kinds of behavior? And how do you determine when somebody is too poor to be subject to any kind of penalty? Any loophol
by alasdair_ 6y ago
>But then how do you incentivize certain kinds of behavior? And how do you determine when somebody is too poor to be subject to any kind of penalty? Any loopholes you create will always be abused by the rich and powerful because that's the very definition of power--capable of bending the system to your advantage.
Base the fine on income. Say, a traffic ticket is 0.1% of your income, while running a red light is 1% and a DUI could be 10%.
- tekknik 6y agoThis is how fines are supposed to be imposed already. It’s up to the judge to decide what’s appropriate. The problem is when you get a judge that likes to impose their flavor of the law.