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minus-squareMadzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoSeriously, Ive gotten one ticket in 20 years. One.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoAlright there might be a little bit of capitalism at play. Fines so low they encourage people to just pay them. Too steep and people will either avoid the infraction or dodge paying altogether. So this is literally a rich people get to be assholes fee.
minus-squareMadzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoWhere is it, Finland, that has fines as a percentage of income? I think it’s a great policy
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoYep! They gave one guy a €100,000 ticket for speeding, lol.
Seriously, Ive gotten one ticket in 20 years. One.
Alright there might be a little bit of capitalism at play. Fines so low they encourage people to just pay them.
Too steep and people will either avoid the infraction or dodge paying altogether.
So this is literally a rich people get to be assholes fee.
Where is it, Finland, that has fines as a percentage of income?
I think it’s a great policy
Yep! They gave one guy a €100,000 ticket for speeding, lol.