rich people should pay more for everything they buy too, there should be a rich-persons' price, and a normal price those damn rich people... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Graf" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: $1-a-day wages > 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----- > > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > > [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 > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu