Reply,
Of course we are talking nonsense. But for the record; -those with
the greatest invested wealth, traditionally don't have "taxable and
reportable income." They invest in AAA GO Municipal Bonds--so that
politicians can spend more and complain that the super wealthy don't
pay their fair share. They hope to simply keep up with inflation and
not expand their wealth.
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I've wondered for a while if traffic violation
fines would act as more of a deterrent and be more equitable if they
took income into consideration. (Sometimes this thought comes when I
see a Range Rover driving down the Missing Link bike path.)
I've had acquaintances who have so much money and so little
understanding of negative consequences of their behavior that they
viewed traffic fines -- speeding tickets, running through light, etc.
-- as part of the cost of "fun" or "adventurous" driving.
At the same time, I've known people who ended up losing their housing
because of a traffic violation (e.g., failure to pay fine/appear in
court led to a warrant led to arrest led to jail led to lost work time
led to firing led to homelessness), which seems unjust even to a crazy
wingnut like me.
Then I ran across this article from the AP today:
Swiss court fines speeding millionaire $290,000
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_fe_st/eu_odd_switzerland_huge_speeding_fine
So it looks like someone had my thought before I did.
It would be interesting to find out the reasoning behind the Swiss law
and whether it has affected driver behavior.
Just to clarify, I'm not advocating this system because I don't know
enough about it. It would be interesting to learn more.
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