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To: Kid Shelleen

California is rolling out income based traffic tickets. When you get a ticket, the fine will be based on your ability to pay.


11 posted on 06/28/2017 6:25:04 PM PDT by socal_parrot (Do you like Pina Coladas?)
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To: socal_parrot

And Amazon is offering Prime memberships cheaper to low income persons.


13 posted on 06/28/2017 6:27:36 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: socal_parrot

IIRC finland tried that and the founder of nokia got a couple hundred thousand dollar fine for speeding.


14 posted on 06/28/2017 6:27:40 PM PDT by posterchild (Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne.)
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To: socal_parrot

“California is rolling out income based traffic tickets. When you get a ticket, the fine will be based on your ability to pay.”

This is not inherently a bad idea. The fine might not be equal, but the punishment is.


21 posted on 06/28/2017 6:48:27 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
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To: socal_parrot

And they call that fair and just?


27 posted on 06/28/2017 7:31:27 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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