Wilber Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Most don't end up serving any jail time until they kill or badly injure someone and some not even then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Basic economics is that if some infraction that is normally dealt with through a fine is applied to two different people with two different incomes one will be hurt more than the other. I might argue that if I am going to pay traffic fines based on income then I should have my own lane to drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 John Oliver tackled an issue similar to this last night. Poor people are given fines they can't afford then their fines are given to a private company that ad fees upon fees to collect the fine putting people in a spiral of debt that can land them in jail, which ends up costing way more money than the initial fine. I'll say it again, municipal fines are way more about fund raising than any form of public safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals.Cpl Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I might argue that if I am going to pay traffic fines based on income then I should have my own lane to drive You can also argue that a police officer should be your personal body guard and chauffeur because you pay taxes as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 You can also argue that a police officer should be your personal body guard and chauffeur because you pay taxes as well... I was waiting for a response to that point. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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