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Punishment for financial crimes should be proportionate to the average yearly income. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I.e. 100k embezzlement gets you 2.5 years

Edit.

I meant this to be the national average income (40k if I round up for cleaner math), not based on the individuals income, it's a static formula.

Crime$$$/nat. Avg. Income = years in jail

100k/40k = 2.5 years

1mill /40k=25 years

My thoughts were, if they want to commit more crime but lessen the risk, they just need to increase the average national income. Hell, I'd throw them a bone adjust their sentences for income inflation.

Homie gets two years (80k/40k=2), but the next year average national income jumps to 80k (because it turns out actually properly threatening these fuckers actually works, who'd've figured?), that homies sentence gets cut to a year he gets out on time served. Call it an incentive.

Anyways, more than anything, I'm sorry my high in the shower thought got as much attention as it did.

Good night

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It should be proportional to the personal income of whoever committed the crime

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Similar to what I mentioned here, assuming that the punishment is a fine, what happens if that person simply gets their fine payed for by someone else? They could artificially lower their income, and pay their fine through a proxy.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And if a company is the perpetrator, it might just have to go out of business or be acquired by the government.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Net worth, not income.

All net worth including stocks, property, etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Those sweet, sweet unrealised gains

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Farmers getting a hard time on this policy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

How would debt play into this? Would that be factored as a discount on the time served or increase it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Farmers regularly drive around in multimillions worth of vehicles so they are definitely on that hook

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no. My collection or rare mighty beans.