That's a good question, but I think the fine based punishment model within a monopolistic institution is a poor model to begin with. I admit it isn't an easy problem to solve, but the above method is crap, imo, and will produce extremely negative results for many more people over the long term. I ...

You're assuming that the fines should be proportional to the wealth of the violator rather than proportional to the inconvenience caused by the violator as a result of the action being fined. The question isn't how to make fines proportional to wealth, the question is how to make fines proportional...

In a world where money earned actually represents value produced, I have no problem with people with more money having to worry less about fines. If something is really a crime, there should be more punishment then a fine anyway. A fine usually only applies to crimes where something inconvenient or ...