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Re:Chicago book returns surge 240% after city eliminates fines by eevilspock on Monday November 11, 2019 @06:19AM (#21503862)
Being rich enables you to return books as late as you want because the fine means little to you, and certainly not whether you can eat or pay the rent.
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Re:Chicago book returns surge 240% after city eliminates fines by vkizl on Monday November 11, 2019 @06:52AM (#21504033)
You also have the option of, you know, returning the book in time so you aren't fined at all.
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Re:Chicago book returns surge 240% after city eliminates fines by hgoel on Monday November 11, 2019 @04:37PM (#21509176)
People aren't perfect, they make mistakes. The difference is that a well off person can afford to correct that mistake by paying the fine, while a poor person is given an incentive to not do so because they can't afford it.
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