Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
I love how a bunch of laws be like: "This offense is punishable with up to thirty years of jail time inside a pit with a thousand snakes, or a fine of up to $125"
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Varun Srinivasan
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I assume part of it is because many fines don't come with an inflation adjustment
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julien
@julien51.eth
That, and also they are very rarely revenue-adjusted either... In a society with a very wide band of income/wealth, the cost of a fine is not the same for everyone!
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