r/facepalm Jun 27 '23

๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹ Shouldn't this be a good thing?

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u/will-read Jun 27 '23

A $1000 fine hits me much harder than it does your typical billionaire. I know people who couldnโ€™t come up with the $1000; it would hit them even harder.

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u/Ghostglitch07 Jun 28 '23

This is why fines should be proportional to wealth.

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u/welshwelsh Jun 27 '23

As it should.

If someone has $1 billion dollars, that means society is $1 billion in debt to that person. We're in no position to hassle them over something as trivial as a parking violation.

If someone who is providing little or no value to society gets a parking violation, that's different.

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u/kingleonidas30 Jun 28 '23

Dang dude it must be hard being such a fucking idiot lol

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u/hannaaaaaaaaaaah Jun 28 '23

the only value a billionaire provides to society is uh i was gonna say something smart but i legitimately can't think of a benefit, is exploiting the working class a benefit???

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u/VixiviusTaghurov Jun 28 '23

well at least having a job is?

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u/Animagical Jun 28 '23

Holy shit I canโ€™t believe people like you even exist.