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Flawless logic (lemmy.world)
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[–] 39 points 2 months ago (15 children)

That's why I advocate for fines and penalties scaled to income and net worth, both personal and corporate. If you're poor you should still be able to eat after paying a speeding ticket, but if you're a billionaire you should be knocked down a couple of million for the same offense.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    But if rich people can't get away with everything (except for a light slap on the wrist) then people won't be motivated to innovate and improve

    Like trumps desire to rape children motivated him to bankrupt three casinos and become president

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    There should still be a minimum though otherwise people with 0 met worth or income can just doo whatever and not have any consequences.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

    They also have no capacity to pay whatever fine you might levy. This is not really a problem you can get around. It's tautological. People with nothing to lose have nothing to lose.

    The social contract flows both ways. If you've been left behind, you don't owe jack to society.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    A millionaire not working... has 0 income.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    But that leads to a surveillance state that is obsessed with how much everyone is "worth" at all times. That's bullshit. I say we just take body capacity. You gotta wear a cast for a week. A month. You lose a finger. You lose your eyes. Those are things we all value equally (if you will excuse the ableism and assume it can be compensated for).

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    You do realize that "a surveillance state where the government knows how much money and holdings everyone has" describes the entire basis of the tax system, right? The government already knows that information. So, you're saying that you are so concerned that the government would suddenly know how much money everyone makes, and that the better solution is institutionalized governmental corporal punishment leading to permanent disability and death?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    It tongue in cheek, but the government absolutely does not have an inventory of Canadian's assets. You do not report your net worth. Wealthy people don't have employment income and while they do have to report most investment income, they don't have to report assets unless income is being realized. If they can shelter it, they never have to.

    I don't really think that taking body parts is a serious solution to wealth inequity, but I also don't think scaling fines is the best solution, though an improvement over fixed fines.

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