I just have to say, reading "I don't care what the wealthy do as long as they pay fair share of tax." right after "When we start placing fines based o income we have become a socialist country", made my day.
Edit: I guess I also 'have' to say, that it comes down to what you think the purpose of speeding tickets are. If its a revenue generation tool and we think its ok for people to speed as long as they pay this extra charge every so often - then I'm completely with you. Wealthy people shouldn't have to pay more.
But if the purpose of the speeding fine is to punish and deter - its just absolutely common sense that adjusting the fine to the circumstances of the individual would be more effective (although, far from simple or even necessarily worth doing).
Edit: I guess I also 'have' to say, that it comes down to what you think the purpose of speeding tickets are. If its a revenue generation tool and we think its ok for people to speed as long as they pay this extra charge every so often - then I'm completely with you. Wealthy people shouldn't have to pay more.
But if the purpose of the speeding fine is to punish and deter - its just absolutely common sense that adjusting the fine to the circumstances of the individual would be more effective (although, far from simple or even necessarily worth doing).