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Residents in wealthy California town block access to public hot springs with boulders
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2024
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It's a GOOD thing we don't TAX these Wealthy People! Otherwise they might have to give US access to the National Parks we paid for since they won't be able to Afford the Fines!
finland has income based tickets. We could, theoretically, do that here.
what's that? America holding The Rich accountable for their misdeeds?
Well I guess there's a first time for everything.
No fuckthat. That was the solution forty years ago. Not that the US government ever would.
We need guillotines now. We need justice.
The courts will be fining these individuals unless the boulders are removed, it's already been decided on. So, to clarify, the mean taxation govment are the ones protecting people from the rich people in this situation.
I hear what you're saying, but the problem is that fines don't affect the rich the same way they do everyone else. It's not a level playing field.
They're ordered to remove the boulders even while they're paying the daily fines, so if they don't remove the boulders they're going to be looking at further prosecution.
Personally, I really hope they escalate things even further so they can charge them enough to expand education or other public services. I want to see more zeroes on the fines. IDGAF about cramming 10 people in some blue water pools.
Mate the lawyers that live in those towns will eat the township's attempts at clawing any amount of money from these scum sucking parasites before their morning coffee cools down.
LMAO they've literally already lost a court battle when the daily fines were decided, if they try to fight it again then the courts will be even less favourable out of spite.
Battles don't mean shit if there's no enforcement.
You literally don't believe in the enforcement happening before your very eyes.
Which is what?
The rich and poor alike are forbidden from stealing bread?
Except if a poor person fails to pay the fine, they get locked in a cage. The rich 'person' will fightbitbin court for a century, til they're long dead.
I've said this so many times now, but on top of the $850 daily fines they will face further prosecution if they don't remove the boulders. They're ordered to remove the boulders, they cannot make that go away with money in any legal avenue.
Uh huh. Why do they care though? Its basically an expensive rental.
They're not going to be punished. Thats not what laws are for. Not unless theres a mob of people with pitchforks and torches, and the parasites need to be rescued with a wrist slap and some community service.
It's going to become an ever more expensive rental as time goes on and I'm all for it. I hope they get drained of every drop and have to start selling properties and stock portfolios.
Oh honey that's not how any of this works. The government is never there to save you.
Cute thought though. I'd like it to be true.
Lmao COPE
seethe more, mate