In Finland you pay fines based on your salary!

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  1. I like it. Otherwise richest people wouldn’t care about the laws. Some people just end up thinking they are better than others and can do anything at all.

  2. These posts never mention 1-20 km/h over limit is fixed fine and +20 km/h are day fines.

  3. This is a good system, but it’s a shame it only applies to fines. The same system could be used for jail time too, so when you have a job and an income, you would need to serve lesser time because there is more of a penalty for missing out freedom and normal life.

  4. Also, different than in USA, you go to the police van, not sit and wait for officer. Got stopped by cop standing in middle of road, in the snow, and I pulled over. Sat there, waiting, when on a loud speaker, was asked to “come over and sit in the police van”. Fine was “student based”, so wasn’t crazy like the Nokia executive or movie producer that initially was over $300,000

  5. And when you make enough money you don’t pay fines at all. You just hide your income to tax heavens.

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