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Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward.
Fines not tied to income are a joke
IMO It’s not always that simple. Yes some countries do this but it can also backfire (and has). Some examples:
unfairly targeting rich people in order to help the town budget
previous annual incomes may be vastly different from current monthly wages (furloughed etc.)
punishment being spun as a political tool similar to trump’s martyrs
Wow first bullet is a fascinating point, seems obvious now. Great insight!