News out of Switzerland today: The obviously rich driver of a Ferrari Testarossa was fined a staggering $290,000 for pushing 85 m.p.h. in a 35 m.p.h. zone. Sure the Swiss have high mountains and mouth watering chocolate but is there system for ticketing drivers an amount based on their wealth fair?

Here’s the full story: Swiss Speeder Fined a Record $290,000

There is no doubt the basis for supporting this movement in this country would essentially be socialist but let’s just stand back and take a look at the pros of fining traffic offenders based on wealth. Most wealthy individuals drive flashy cars and drive dangerously fast because they can afford the futile cost of standard speeding tickets in America. So, if these drivers knew that speeding and committing other dangerous moving violations would end up costing them substantially more than the driver of a 1992 Toyota Corolla, don’t you think there’d be a lot less fast and dangerous drivers on the road?

Counterpoint: It is un-American.

By K. Fitty Ditty

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