On Dec 2, 10:00 am, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > frankg replied - These people should not be penalized because they > happen to earn a good salary. > > OK, lets turn this around then - > > Last week, Tiger Woods was involved in a Car accident and according to > the news - > 'If he is convicted, Woods faces a $164 (£99) fine and four points on > his driving record.' > > Lets assume that I had the same accident and had to pay the same $164 > fine. > > Why do I have to pay the SAME AMOUNT fine of a guy that makes 1000 > times more then I do??? > > I make 1000 times less then Tiger Woods so I should only have to pay > $164 divided by 1000 = 17 cents!!!
No, you have to pay a fine that changes your behavior, and 17 cents won't get it. The postage is more than that. Just like free health care. It won't work if it's free because free loaders will be seeing the doctor every day just because they want to talk to the doctor, while other people need treatment for heart attacks, etc. The fine has to be high enough so you think twice before doing it again. -Bill -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
