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by lamontcg 1144 days ago
> Should rich people get less jail time because they lose more money because of time spent in jail (per day income is higher) than a poor person.

No. The point is that fines should be based on per-day income or some kind of similar measure of wealth. Which actually makes it consistent with the hypothetical economic punishments of being thrown in jail.