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Originally posted by Jack Evers:
In theory, Mike, your income has everything in the world to do with the amount of a fine.
A "fine" is meant to be a financial means of punishment. Is it truly equitable to fine both Bill Gates and some guy making minimum wage the same $500.00 for a traffic offense. How much of a detriment do you think $500.00 is to Bill Gates. Boy, he sure learned his lesson, didn't he.
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I'm ususally not one for protecting the rich, but that's part of being successful. Meaning if you strike it rich in life then things like this should be a bonus, it's one of the things you don't need to worry about anymore.
Look at David Letterman, he's lost his license because of speeding, that's the part that makes the richers no different from bums like us. Laws are designed effect everyone the same, as they should it's in a little US Document called the constitution, you may have heard of it.
If I hit the lotto all be damned before I let speeding tickets take all my money.
Keep in mind that the money a rich person pays for tickets just makes the state rich, not you or I, and richers pay more taxes as well which also makes the state more money.
Call it sympathy for the devil, but that's the way I see it.