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   Tak! (tak@glitch.taks.garden)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 17:32:56 JST Tak!

   Fining undesirable behavior just sends the message that the behavior is only undesirable when poor people do it

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 17:32:54 JST pettter

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     @Tak There are ways to keep fines useful, e.g. by scaling to wealth or income for example

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 18:35:54 JST pettter

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     @Tak that's true, though I don't think the concept of fines leading to lack of food (or maybe even lack of food being a thing at all) even registers as a possibility for most lawmakers. Just eat less avocado toast etc.

     There's been some famous instances of Finnish rich people paying millions of euros for speeding though which is at least very funny.

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     Tak! (tak@glitch.taks.garden)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 18:35:56 JST Tak!

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     @pettter Maybe theoretically, but I have yet to see an instance of a billionaire being fined so much they can't afford food