• ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Which is still problematic. If I make a million a year and my fine is 10k, that’s less meaningful to them than 300 is to someone who make 30k per year.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t know the exact proportion but it is meant to be painful but not debilitating no matter your degree of wealth. Yes, it’s fundamentally more consequential to lower incomes, but it’s a hell of a lot better than the system we have in the US.

      Edit: autocorrect

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        1 year ago

        I agree it’s better, but the impact on someone’s life should be the same. Otherwise, you disproportionately target the poor.

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          That’s the entire point of it being wealth-proportionate. To hit everyone hard enough that it hurts without crushing them.