Potentially a scourge, but there is one area where such a pricing scheme makes sense: fines. Charging wealthy people the same as a poor person for a traffic vio

Potentially a scourge, but there is one area where such a pricing scheme makes sense: fines. Charging wealthy people the same as a poor person for a traffic violation, for example, is arguable justice. The fine is not a deterrent for the wealthy, and it is potentially life-changing for the poor person, as if they don't pay they will get a warrant and jail time. The legislators who set fine levels have some image of "average person" in mind when they do so; this simple approach is quickly invalidated when wealth distribution changes from normal to power-law.