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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Ask a lefty if they’re in favour of charging people fines based on net worth/income, rather than based on a flat rate. Speeding ticket? That’ll be 0.5% of your annual salary, or 0.5% of your net worth, or a baseline minimum amount, whatever’s higher.

As a Finn, I'm perpetually amazed when that's not how it works in every country. I'm not a lefty, nor poor, and I think that's the only reasonable way to handle fines.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

every where else it's only about punishing poor people, fairness has nothing to do with it.