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Punishment for financial crimes should be proportionate to the average yearly income. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Lupo to c/showerthoughts
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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.

Ie

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] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I.e. 100k embezzlement gets you 2.5 years

For whom? Your post title seems to talk about having proportionate punishments:

Punishment for financial crimes should be proportionate to the average yearly income.

yet you only stated a single punishment without mention to whom it would apply, and how it would differ for someone else.

[–] Lupo 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

*average national (I should have said that part) yearly income. Formula below

Financial crime / avg. Nat. Income = years in jail

I. E 100k/40k=2.5 years

1mill/40k=25 years

Hopefully that clears up the math behind my dumbass high in the shower thought

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

Thank you for the clarification 😊.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Well clearly someone who lost their job and steals toilet paper gets life in prison, as it is $8/0. Kidding, but yeah, I guess average annual income means if you are poorer, you get punished more for stealing the same object. Not sure that's a good idea

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

average annual income means if you are poorer, you get punished more for stealing the same object. Not sure that’s a good idea

I'm inclined to agree.