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The word "equality" is underdetermined here. To me, it is obvious that scaling fines with income (so everyone gets 1/500th of their annual wage for a speeding t
by Analemma_ 2y ago
The word "equality" is underdetermined here. To me, it is obvious that scaling fines with income (so everyone gets 1/500th of their annual wage for a speeding ticket, e.g.) is equality and that flat fine amounts, being a larger burden on the poor, are unequal. Apparently you don't agree, but that means we need to sit down and hash out an agreed-on definition of equality first, not go slinging around emotive rhetoric.
- bko 2y agoImagine speeding and then having to disclose your income to the court. Seems very invasive and dystopian.
- CalRobert 2y agoYou can choose not to operate the dangerous machinery in an unsafe manner if this bothers you.
- Analemma_ 2y agoThe government already knows your gross income from your tax return. No new information is being disclosed here.
- bluGill 2y agoOr just don't break the law. Thousands of people die in car related situations. Most of them are preventable if people would just drive they are told in drivers ed. Don't tailgate is a big on as it means when (not if!) someone makes a mistake there is enough time and space to take evasive action. Many other safety laws exist that people think nothing of violating.
- fwip 2y agoIf you think that simply disclosing your income is dystopian, I can't imagine how much you hate having to pay taxes.
- dzhiurgis 2y agoImagine if such progressive fines only applied to severe offences. Fines for doing 10 km/h over posted speed, etc doesn't have be so draconian.