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Originally posted by User Name
While the justice system is somewhat biased against the lower classes (but not as much as they want you to believe), this law would be unfair to the middle and upper classes. After all, losing a new $50,000 Chevy Corvette would be a much stiffer punishment than losing a 15 year old Toyota Corolla that costs $2,000, and both things could happen theoretically with this proposal.
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Actual this is kind of the way Europe does it. That $2000 dollar car represents about the same percentage of the owners income as the $50K Vette does to its owner. Fines in Europe are often based on a percentage of your income. Last year there was a headline where some guy got an astronomical speeding ticket. I can't remember the amount but it was huge. Effectively you are taking the same amount of earning potental from each person regardless of their income.