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I feel like inflation has rather diminished the impact of the monetary side of a contempt finding - $5k just doesn't have the same impact as six months in prison anymore. It's like how you see the occasional old sign in lifts warning that smoking can be punished by a (presumably initially impactful) fine of up to $20...