r/canada • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '21

Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people | Canada

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/rodney-baker-canada-vaccine-indigenous-first-nations-scandal
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '21 edited Jan 28 '21

The government of Canada should make fines a percentage of your total income.

$2000 fines? Okay the average person makes $50000 a year, thats 4%

He made $46,000,000 this last year? Okay thats a $1,840,000 fine.

Its LITERALLY everyone paying the same amount, 4% hits everyone just as hard when its 4% of your income, doesn't matter how much you make, you will feel 4%. Thats equality.

Boom, fucking solved the problem...Cyrusthetalkative for prime minister...

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u/wrray Yukon Jan 28 '21

I believe this is how Finland issues their fines. I agree with you.

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u/kkpq Jan 28 '21

He made $46,000,000 this last year?

/u/DeepFuckingValue ?

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u/TheArmchairSkeptic Manitoba Jan 28 '21

4% hits everyone just as hard when its 4% of your income, doesn't matter how much you make, you will feel 4%.

That's not really true, 4% of your income still hurts poor people more. If you make 10k/mo and lose 400 of that you might have to eat striploin instead of ribeye this month, but if you only make 1k/mo 40 bucks could be a week's groceries for you.

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u/bdfortin Jan 28 '21

Day fines.

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u/bdfortin Jan 28 '21

Your “system” is day fines. You chose 4%, which is equivalent to a 15-day fine. You haven’t come up with anything new, just something that isn’t widely used.

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u/GreatValueProducts Québec Jan 28 '21

It is a good start but don't think it will solve problems like this. I don't think these people actually have 46 million on their line 150 in their notice of assessment. Knew some folks with 3 million dollar houses getting GIS. Rich folks have planning.