> > I have to admit I don't follow the local police blotter reports from
> > Finland, so I don't know what the average speeding ticket is there.  I
do
>
> Hehe... It's based on your income. His ticket was over US $100K.

Ouch, that sounds pretty harsh.  However, since it was probably set to be a
% of his salary, there is some overall fairness in that.  How else could you
have a truly fare traffic fine, if the system allows people to just pay a
"tax" and keep driving recklessly?  This way it hurts the nokia guy equally
as bad as anyone else that gets a ticket.  Kind of like those incredible
sports fines that occur so often in the US.

As far as the appalling working conditions in newly industrializing
countries, isn't that normal?  Hasn't that always been the way?  England,
the US, and now many Asian and South American countries.  It just seems like
this has been some kind of "requirement" to achieve industrialized status.
I'm not saying it's a good thing by any stretch, but it sure seems like a
"normal" thing.

michael brown (just sayin')

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