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by chowchowchow 1161 days ago
I’d know for sure that higher income people by nature of their higher income are capable of committing larger tax fraud.

Is it unfair that police patrol for speeders on the highway more than on bike paths?

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> Is it unfair that police patrol for speeders on the highway more than on bike paths?

yes, if the majority of the people are on bike paths, and they're the majority of all frauds.

Esp. if to drive on the highway, you are often driven by a chauffeur, who are professionals and knows exactly which section of the highway allows you to go fast without breaking the legal limits.

Therefore, patrolling the highways in lieu of bike paths means you will miss all of the small time speeders, and occasionally just catch a big speeder. I would imagine the trade off is not worth the loss in speeding tickets.

Yup. Small time crimes aren’t as important to law or tax enforcement as big time ones are. At least that’s the idea I guess.