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Originally Posted by xyzde69
@Palo5
According to your very interestiing quote, it seems that in Finland a fine is proportionnal to the income.
But is it proportional to the income or the global fortune?
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It depends on your income. The authorities find out from the tax office how much you earned in the last year, and work out how much you earn per day. Then if they fine you 7 days' pay, you pay 7 times your daily earnings
The Germans have a similar system for criminal cases, but not for traffic offenses. The reason the Finns have that system is because if a rich man and a poor man had to go to prison, they'd both get the same sentence and would suffer the same. But if a poor man is fined say €100, it would hurt a lot, whereas a rich man wouldn't notice it, and that's why he has to pay more. I think that's real justice & fairness. The Finns are very fair people
