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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, SAHMs are all for it. No more fines for blowing through traffic cameras in their big SUVs on the way to drop off at private schools. Income: $0.[/quote]

That might come as news to their tax accountants.

Points for morning misogyny, though, I guess.[/quote]

But it does raise the question of how joint filers would be treated.  Would you be fine based on your spouse's income?  Oh, this is perfection.

Oh, what if you are a dependent?  What about teens without jobs?[/quote]

This is called implementation. Every law requires implementation. You can ask similar questions about every law. And yet here we are, in a society, with laws. How can this be possible? It's so complicated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

It is complicated, so people proposing these things should think through the complications.  And yet you aren't.  [/quote]

That's what legislators have legislative staff for. I am not a legislator, and I am not legislative staff. First question: should fines from automated enforcement be based on income? Answer: Yes. (Except your answer is: No.) Next question: how should this be implemented?[/quote]

You clearly don’t know the first thing about taxes or income. Maybe you should listen to people who actually know something about this who are telling you it is a completely ridiculous, un-implementable proposal.[/quote]

There are actual places in the real world that have actually implemented this supposedly un-implementable policy.[/quote]

List them.[/quote]

Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, France, and Switzerland

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Again, it really doesn't matter what other countries have.  Try to implement the program here, with our laws and norms (norms specifically around privacy).[/quote]

I understand that but sometimes the defeatist attitudes are overwhelming here.  From the outset, people approached this issue from the POV of why it couldn’t work in any form whatsoever rather than thinking about whether it might be possible to adapt it. I’m surprised how anything new ever gets adopted here. [/quote]

Come up with an implementable plan and maybe people won't crap on it so heavily.  A lot of people in DC work to actually implement policies, and see how the sausage is made.  A better use of your time would be to get off your behind and learn about how income and taxes work in the U.S., if you want to implement a policy based on income/taxes.  Your whiny, lazy attitude isn't helping your goals.[/quote]

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