Originally Posted by
chs4
So conversely, things like tax rebates (stimulus payouts, whatever the gov't decides to call them) should be higher for the wealthy, since proportionately a $600 payout to someone making $12k/yr means a helluva lot more than it means to someone making $120k/yr.?
Or better yet, given that logic, maybe jail sentences for more heinous crimes could work the same way. Since every day in jail for for the $120k/yr. person is more "costly" to that person, their sentences should be reduced so that it the overall net "loss" is relatively the same as the $12k/yr. criminal? Because hey...where's the deterrent in jail time if you don't have as much to lose?
You make a valid technical argument, but you don't consider morals or ethics.
We want to discourage poor driving, hence the suggested system.
Since we don't want to encourage crime etc, the example you use for jail sentences is spurious.
Ditto your take on the tax rebates/stimulus payments etc. One of the whole points is to help those with the least resources.
Nice thought pattern, clear logic - but wrong on so many levels when you consider the bigger picture.