03-22-2017, 11:50 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2017, 12:07 PM by Elmira Guy.)
/\ I actually never said I was for income based fines. My first post simply stated that paying the cost of a ticket may not be the only expense incurred by being charged and that appearing in court can cause a loss of income. Rainrider22 apparently took exception to my suggestion, and also assumed I was an advocate of the "driving is a right" camp. I'm not.
My comment was also in response to his assertion that the wealthy work harder. They don't.
Let's not pretend that money based punitive measures have the exact same impact on everyone across the income spectrum. Unless of course you feel that the wealthy should be punished less, which is exactly what the current approach does.
My comment was also in response to his assertion that the wealthy work harder. They don't.
Let's not pretend that money based punitive measures have the exact same impact on everyone across the income spectrum. Unless of course you feel that the wealthy should be punished less, which is exactly what the current approach does.