Should rich people pay more for speeding tickets?

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supplyshock

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It doesn't seem fair that someone who makes $400 a week pays the same for a speeding ticket as someone who makes $4,000 a week.
If the speeding ticket is $200, then that's 50% of the former person's weekly salary. That's only 5% of the latter person's salary. Obviously, this is a huge impediment to the poorer person, who may have to save up just to pay the ticket off, while the person with more money probably scoffs at the price and can pay for it immediately.

If taxes are paid on a percent of income basis, then why shouldn't tickets be done this way? A fixed amount seems pretty silly and inequal.

Agree or disagree? Why?

in b4 I'm a socialist.

And yes I did just get a speeding ticket.
 


supplyshock said:
It doesn't seem fair that someone who makes $400 a week pays the same for a speeding ticket as someone who makes $4,000 a week.
If the speeding ticket is $200, then that's 50% of the former person's weekly salary. That's only 5% of the latter person's salary. Obviously, this is a huge impediment to the poorer person, who may have to save up just to pay the ticket off, while the person with more money probably scoffs at the price and can pay for it immediately.

If taxes are paid on a percent of income basis, then why shouldn't tickets be done this way? A fixed amount seems pretty silly and inequal.

Agree or disagree? Why?

in b4 I'm a socialist.

And yes I did just get a speeding ticket.
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Poor socialist?
 
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Yeah, I'm a socialist because I believe people should be punished fairly and evenly :rolleyes:. That means rich people pay more to be exacted the same amount of punishment and incentive to not commit crimes.
 
supplyshock said:
It doesn't seem fair that someone who makes $400 a week pays the same for a speeding ticket as someone who makes $4,000 a week.
If the speeding ticket is $200, then that's 50% of the former person's weekly salary. That's only 5% of the latter person's salary. Obviously, this is a huge impediment to the poorer person, who may have to save up just to pay the ticket off, while the person with more money probably scoffs at the price and can pay for it immediately.

If taxes are paid on a percent of income basis, then why shouldn't tickets be done this way? A fixed amount seems pretty silly and inequal.

Agree or disagree? Why?

in b4 I'm a socialist.

And yes I did just get a speeding ticket.
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That's why we need a flat tax rate.

The government shouldn't be anti-business and if you can't afford the tickets, don't speed.
 
clyde said:
That's why we need a flat tax rate.

The government shouldn't be anti-business and if you can't afford the tickets, don't speed.
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Don't be stupid. Getting caught for speeding is rather arbitrary and could happen to anyone like it happened to me. Was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, I'm sure anyone here can agree that getting a speeding ticket or something comparable can happen to anyone, especially with the laws in this country. Just by going about your day, you probably break multiple laws and if a cop happens to be there.. well, you get fucked.

However, a rich person can just afford to pay the ticket and get on with his life. Most people however get royally screwed. Where's the justice in that? Aren't tickets designed to deter crime? Or are they just an excuse for the government to collect fines from people?
 
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supplyshock said:
It doesn't seem fair that someone who makes $400 a week pays the same for a speeding ticket as someone who makes $4,000 a week.
If the speeding ticket is $200, then that's 50% of the former person's weekly salary. That's only 5% of the latter person's salary. Obviously, this is a huge impediment to the poorer person, who may have to save up just to pay the ticket off, while the person with more money probably scoffs at the price and can pay for it immediately.

If taxes are paid on a percent of income basis, then why shouldn't tickets be done this way? A fixed amount seems pretty silly and inequal.

Agree or disagree? Why?

in b4 I'm a socialist.

And yes I did just get a speeding ticket.
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Fuck you. Why should I have to pay more than you for doing the same thing? If you can't afford the ticket, don't fucking speed.

Besides, you have other options if your a broke ass motherfucker...
Go to court, tell them you are a broke ass motherfucker and they will let you do community service to pay off your debt.
 
Maybe poor people should only go to jail for 2 years for murdering someone because their earning potential is so much lower that it's more of a punishment to them to go for 20.
 
supplyshock said:
Yeah, I'm a socialist because I believe people should be punished fairly and evenly :rolleyes:. That means rich people pay more to be exacted the same amount of punishment and incentive to not commit crimes.
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Yeah, because a person that makes $100K hitting a pedestrian will do more damage or harm than a person making $25K.

By that logic, we should be able to have a vote-per-dollar ratio for voting for president or $100K person should have more rights over $25K in terms of use on the roads because the $100K pays more in taxes. You know, because it should be fair and even.
 
supplyshock said:
Yeah, I'm a socialist because I believe people should be punished fairly and evenly :rolleyes:. That means rich people pay more to be exacted the same amount of punishment and incentive to not commit crimes.
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Um, punishments ARE fair right now. You speed you get a $200 ticket. I speed I get a $200 ticket. Sounds pretty fair to me?
 
medicalhumor said:
Fuck you. Why should I have to pay more than you for doing the same thing? If you can't afford the ticket, don't fucking speed.

Besides, you have other options if your a broke ass motherfucker...
Go to court, tell them you are a broke ass motherfucker and they will let you do community service to pay off your debt.
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Fuck you bitch. What part of a speeding ticket being a completely arbitrary number that is supposed to deter crime do you not understand? Why is this number the same for all people? I.E. a $400 speeding ticket DOES NOT DETER douchebag millionaires from flooring it down the street while it completely rapes someone who's already not making much.

Yeah, rich people should pay more. I said it. It doesn't make sense the way we have it.
 
jeffrey said:
Um, punishments ARE fair right now. You speed you get a $200 ticket. I speed I get a $200 ticket. Sounds pretty fair to me?
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No, asshole. $200 means a lot less to someone who is rich than who is poor. Money is relative, you should know this by now.
 
supplyshock said:
Fuck you bitch. What part of a speeding ticket being a completely arbitrary number that is supposed to deter crime do you not understand? Why is this number the same for all people? I.E. a $400 speeding ticket DOES NOT DETER douchebag millionaires from flooring it down the street while it completely rapes someone who's already not making much.

Yeah, rich people should pay more. I said it. It doesn't make sense the way we have it.
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You're fucking retarded.
 
Wrong forum bro... Tell a bunch of people who pay their own way that cunts shouldn't pay their own way.

Fuck off.
 
supplyshock said:
Fuck you bitch. What part of a speeding ticket being a completely arbitrary number that is supposed to deter crime do you not understand? Why is this number the same for all people? I.E. a $400 speeding ticket DOES NOT DETER douchebag millionaires from flooring it down the street while it completely rapes someone who's already not making much.

Yeah, rich people should pay more. I said it. It doesn't make sense the way we have it.
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supplyshock said:
I.E. a $400 speeding ticket DOES NOT DETER douchebag millionaires from flooring it down the street while it completely rapes someone who's already not making much.
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so what?

go do community service.

I don't think this forum is your best option. It's full of rich speeders that don't whine like little girls.
 
supplyshock said:
No, asshole. $200 means a lot less to someone who is rich than who is poor. Money is relative, you should know this by now.
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You're absolutely right dude. In fact, milk should cost rich people $87 a gallon and you should only pay $0.43.
 
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