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[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 48 points 5 days ago

Fixed prices for fines. These should be based on a fixed percentage, not fixed dollar amount, of a persons overall wealth. None of this bullshit that can bankrupt a poor person but be the price of admission for the rich.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 5 days ago

Historically, fee-based "laws" are specifically designed to punish the poor. You off to update the whole system, or just the last few thousand years or so?

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