Speeding fines linked to your income

[McJim]

So no more demerit points and we can pay to speed? That would be cool. The poor people would have to obey the posted limits or have their car reposessed where the wealthy could just get a Direct Debit linked to the Police account and their number plate. They wouldn't even need to stop for each ping if they were paid up to date.

[boomer]

just pay your self a minimal wage, cover ya face in Cherry Blossom and you're laughing.

[yachtie10]

labour is supported and funded by the unions, tree huggers, and doley's

dont forget the bleeding heart liberals

[Genie]

I've already got fines linked to my pay.. $50 a week !

If I was a fuckwit loser bum like my old flatmate, I'd just not have a job, then spend my dole money on weed, get my fines written off for community service, then go to it late, then come home early "cause I'm pretty tired bro", and still get my 8 hours a day written off.

selling weed is a job, you get income (non-taxable), community service and you'd make contacts for your work. what an awesome life. Yeah, quit your job.

$50......that's a fair whack a week.
What you get from that, the satisfaction of knowing you're not a loser but a worthwhile member of society. Well done.
Have a joint on me.

[magicmonkey]

I suppose that we'll be seeing ACC increases based on weight, significant ACC increases on booze and fags, people paying police costs when arrested regardless of guilt, pedestrians charged per km for pavement wear and tear etc etc etc

what a fucking joke!!

[varminter]

Mmmmm - that'd suit me actually since I earn one half of four fifths of fuck all at present...

Gar'n you're over paid, that's more than I get. And I get up half an hour before I go to sleep, eat a hanfull of cold gravell, then lick road clean wit' tongue.

[Swoop]

It wouldn't work in NZ.
With the amount of "Family Trusts" about the place, there are a lot of people who are "earning nothing" each year.

With what is effectively a two-party system ... Democrazy vs. democracy.

Welcome to NZ when the FPP (First Past the Post) voting system was in place. It was either Labour or National... Both as bad as each other with reactionary policies.

[pritch]

Ummm some of you seem prematurely agitated. There was a recent news item about a Ferarri driver in Switzerland(?) who was fined
a huge amount because he was wealthy, and because that's the local rules.

This is nothing to do with Labour, National, the Greens, or even Winson Peters. Unless you're heading to Europe it need not bother you much either.

Of course there's always the chance that one of our more flakey MPs might feel the idea has merit. That's extremely unlikely though, because they get more money than most and they aren't in the habit of passing laws that prejudice their own interests...

[Okey Dokey]

Well, pritch, you beat me to it. I was about to point out that the law exists in some Scandanavian countries. I think your point about politicians' own interests is extremely salient. They are definitely well above the average NZ wage.

[magicmonkey]

Ummm some of you seem prematurely agitated. There was a recent news item about a Ferarri driver in Switzerland(?) who was fined
a huge amount because he was wealthy, and because that's the local rules.

This is nothing to do with Labour, National, the Greens, or even Winson Peters. Unless you're heading to Europe it need not bother you much either.

Of course there's always the chance that one of our more flakey MPs might feel the idea has merit. That's extremely unlikely though, because they get more money than most and they aren't in the habit of passing laws that prejudice their own interests...

yeah, it was Switzerland and the fine was quater of a million, I think that was in euros but I read it on a UK site so could have been pounds, either way it's a huge fine!

[Jantar]

yeah, it was Switzerland and the fine was quater of a million, I think that was in euros but I read it on a UK site so could have been pounds, either way it's a huge fine!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews