On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:18 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 1:40 PM, TPiwowar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "People need broadband connections to live normal lives"
> >
> > Amen.
>
>   Finland has a bunch of what most of the United States would call
> "weird" laws.  For instance, fines for breaches of the law are
> determined by the income level of the guilty party.  Rich folks pay
> amounts that are commensurate with their wealth, ditto for poorer
> folks.  By that method, what amounts to a stiff fine for a person of
> moderate means will not represent mere pocket change for a wealthy
> individual as is the case in the good 'ole USA.  Of course, they are
> highly socialistic, so what else would you suspect?  They are so mean
> to rich people!
>
> I'm sorry mister Balmer that ticket will be $100K per mile over the speed
limit.

That actually sounds like it could be effective.

-- 
John Duncan Yoyo
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