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minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 year agoRandom sidenote: I want fines to also be a calculation. Especially when a parking fine is $62 and the cost for a parking lot spot is $25. After a while, fines look like a convenience fee.
minus-squareSailorMoss@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoIf it’s a fine from the state it should be scaled based on you’re income or wealth. If Jeff Bezos gets a parking ticket it should sting him as much as it stings someone making the minimum wage. Meaning the ticket should probably be in the millions.
Random sidenote: I want fines to also be a calculation.
Especially when a parking fine is $62 and the cost for a parking lot spot is $25.
After a while, fines look like a convenience fee.
If it’s a fine from the state it should be scaled based on you’re income or wealth. If Jeff Bezos gets a parking ticket it should sting him as much as it stings someone making the minimum wage. Meaning the ticket should probably be in the millions.