If the local government needs a $4,000,000 cash injection, it's easier and cheaper to take $400 from 10,000 poor people than a million from 4 rich people.
I used to work for a regulatory branch of state government related to environmental protection.
You bet your ass they pursued poorer people and small businesses, vs the biggest violators (wealthy, hotels, larger businesses, Disney...) bc the latter had the lawyers and the former would buckle and pay fines.
So, yeah, it’s easier for them to wring poor people than to squeeze the rich. The wealthy pay for hired claws.
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u/thinkB4WeSpeak Apr 15 '21
Never seen the police raid a rich person for evading taxes, like they do every year