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Re:A Billionaire and a Nurse Shouldn't Pay the Same Fine for... by baq on Friday March 16, 2018 @02:42AM (#16599032)
It's part pricing the risk but mostly a deterrent to behave according to rules. If the rich guy pays the same fine as the poor, it's effectively cheaper for him, so he can allow himself to break rules more often.
Re:A Billionaire and a Nurse Shouldn't Pay the Same Fine for... by usrusr on Friday March 16, 2018 @04:00AM (#16599268)
There are even indirect effects: when the rich are speeding because the fines don't matter to them, speeding becomes a wealth indicator that many of the less affluent will want to imitate for that reason alone. If conspicuous consumption is bad, conspicuous disrespect of the law has to be worse.
Re:A Billionaire and a Nurse Shouldn't Pay the Same Fine for... by supreme_sublime on Friday March 16, 2018 @07:20AM (#16599892)
If he does it too much he will get his license revoked, so it still reaches a hard limit. At which point the person would either have to hire drivers, or drive illegally without a license and face harsher penalties.