Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Jan 4
th, 2021 at 5:40pm:
John Smith wrote on Jan 4
th, 2021 at 5:32pm:
Lib donor is a security risk: ASIO
it won't stop the libs from funneling his money into their coffers
Of course not - that's what money's for......
Heard the story of a Chinese developer down Maitland way who kept breaching council rules and copping huge fines - his view was that these were chicken feed - so I'd just keep fining him and taking his money.... a million dollar fine every week or so soon adds up.... could lead to a bit of ratepayer relief, eh?
This business of money first has got to have the brakes applied.... look what the idiots in government are selling out..... and to whom with their bad attitudes towards people....
Part of the problem is the laws are written by the rich, for the rich.
* A million-dollar fine is a huge deterrent to someone who doesn't have a million dollars.
* A million-dollar fine is just a cost of doing business for someone who makes a million dollars a month.
As long as fines have fixed maximums, this problem will continue to exist.
When fines are levied in proportion to turnover (for companies) or disposable income (for individuals), the rich become as law abiding as everyone else.
Another method is to have a demerit point system. This is how traffic offences work: get too many demerit points in three years, licence gets ripped up. For corporate misdemeanours, too many demerit points would result in a mandatory prison sentence for the directors.