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by eurasiantiger 1201 days ago
So you think that a greed-based demotivator will truly impact greedy behavior in any positive way for society at large?

The greedy will just find ways to hide their greed.

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Ah I see, we should not fine or punish criminals because otherwise they would just hide their criminal behaviour. Makes sense.
MonkeyMalarky says: malarky detected
Kudos, that is exactly what I’m saying. How is the current approach working in your opinion?
It depends on what country you're talking about.

In Burundi you'll probably just be captured and murdered.

The USA has very high recitivism when we throw ex convicts out on the streets homeless and broke, which is not a punishment, it's just piss-poor social management.

Norway has one of the lowestest recitivism rates in the world. They combine just punishments with actual correctional assistance for reintegration into society.

Punishments with real correctional assistance and social resources is a proven successful combination.

Make them work harder for it