I agree, you should pay the same penalty. Now, is a $100 fine for someone
who makes $20000/year the same penalty as a $100 fine for someone making $1
million/year? Of course not, $100 could mean the difference between eating
and not eating for the person with the $20000/year salary, for the $1
million/year salary person they won't even notice the $100. I hope this sort
of penalty formula comes to North America, maybe the rich would start taking
laws more seriously if a speeding ticket cost them $130000. TTYL


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Dale Botkin
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 20:52
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: $1-a-day wages
>
>
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Bob Blick wrote:
>
> > > 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.
>
> That would piss me right off...  if I commit the same offense as Joe
> Schmoe a block away, I should expect to pay the same penalty.  Some brands
> of "social justice" don't make any sense to me...  one more reason I'm not
> looking to emigrate to some "worker's paradise".
>
> Dale
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