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Should some people be able to drive recklessly just because they can't afford to pay speeding tickets? I don't see what problem this is trying to solve. Is there an epidemic of wealthy people speeding and running over school children? In America you get points for speeding and your insurance goes up (more expensive car, more expensive insurance) and after a number of points you lose your license.

Wealthy people don't break the law any more than less wealthy people even though the naive view of the economic costs of crime would have you think they would.






Should some people be able to drive recklessly just because they can afford to pay speeding tickets?

No, they'll lose their license. That's what points are for. That's a huge inconvenience for a rich person



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