Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoJudge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail timewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1825arrow-down115
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minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down1·7 months agoBullshit fixed-value fines are only a deterrent for poors.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·7 months agoFines not tied to income are a joke
minus-squarerefalolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoIMO 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
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoWow first bullet is a fascinating point, seems obvious now. Great insight!
Bullshit fixed-value fines are only a deterrent for poors.
As is intended
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!