On Dec 3, 10:35 am, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave replied - If based on 0.1% - > Pat who makes $50,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket for > $50.00. > Terry who makes $5,000,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket > for $5,000.00. > Imagine the possibilities - > 1. Terry would try a little harder not to park illegally. > 2. Our Cities, States, and Country would receive huge increases of > revenue. > 3. The USA may be able to go to a flat tax for income of %10 for > EVERYONE (Yes, Including the rich). > > Sage2 replied - The key word being criminals, not your average > citizen. If they want a piece of the pie they need only work for it > like anyone else. I've known many who have come from poor families but > were able to make a pretty good life for themselves. It is not just a > matter of being poor but what one will do to better his/her situation. > Then of course you have the lazy poor sponging off the system. > > Bill Bowden replied - The fine has to be high enough so you think > twice before doing it again. > > So now we're back to my previous point - > Terry who makes $5,000,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket > for $50.00 (which is only 0.001% of his income) > > Obviously, the fine is not high enough. So Terry will not think twice > before doing it again. > > And if a new guy in this scenario, Jim, only made $10,000 a year (for > whatever mental and/or physical reasons), $50.00 would be too high a > price for him. He'd be constantly in fear of getting a ticket.
Jim should give up driving since he cannot afford it. Ride the bus instead. -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.
