• Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    a year is a year to a rich man and a poor man alike. but a $50,000 fine is several years to a poor man and only a moment to a rich man. fines that don’t scale with income are a sneaky way to make things only legal for the rich while pretending that there is equal protection under the law.

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      fines that don’t scale with income are a sneaky way

      Same goes for owned wealth. Rich people like to do all sorts of shenanigans to make their income $0, all while getting rich in other ways.

      Both income and wealth should be factored in.