[MinorityRepublican]

At the same time, it sounds like it would be a bureaucratic nightmare to administer.

It'll be easy for the Feds to do it because they have the IRS, but I'm not sure how NYC is going to pull this off?

[lightman]

Some of the worse driving is done by operators of high end luxury cars (Audi, BMW, Mercedes).

A $200.00 speeding fine is chump change for them but a week’s grocery money for the rest of us.

[Maris Crane]

It’s so obvious that NYC wants to have residents who are:

HOMELESS
INDEGENT
ILLEGAL ALIANS
MURDERERS
THIEVES

TO BE SUPPORTED AND CARED FOR BY THE FEW RICH PEOPLE WHO ARE DUMB ENOUGH TO REMAIN.

[Songcraft]

Using such guidelines in these challenging bidenomics/bidenflation times, they may have to start paying me from now on, for any and all miscellaneous vehicle and driving/parking violations I may produce.

[CurlyDave]

...day-fine programs typically lead to more people actually paying their fines...

If your criteria is "funding the government" this concept is wonderful.

BUT if your criteria is maximizing GDP of the nation, a guy earning $20/hr spending a lot of time looking for a parking place is no big deal, while a guy making $500k/year can just decide to park in an illegal spot, pay the fine, and the country will benefit from having his time spent doing something more productive than looking for a parking place.

[CFW]

” For instance, a $115 ticket for a working family of four could be a real hardship whereas a $115 ticket for an individual making $500K is a joke and does absolutely nothing to change their behavior.””

Charging people nothing for criminal violations doesn’t exactly do anything to change their behavior either. It actually encourages criminal actions.

[JesusIsLord]

NYC May Start Charging Fines That Vary With Offender's Income

Should be challenged in NY courts and SCOTUS. 14th amendment comes to mind.

[Lazamataz]

I think this is already done in some European countries.

[metmom]

That's an attractive dynamic for a cash-strapped, migrant-smothered city like New York, which currently has $2 billion in civil fines that have gone unpaid since 2017.

Then garnish the *migrants" welfare checks and send them back home.

[combat_boots]

Stay away

[SamAdams76]

...higher rates to apply only to those with incomes over $500,000...

It always starts like this. Once they get their foot in the door with variable fines based on income, it will not be long before working class Joe's with $50k incomes get the super-premium traffic tickets. Meanwhile, Pedro from south of the border driving a stolen Ford Festiva and collecting welfare and food stamps gets a warning with no fine at all. "Habla no ingles, amigo! Habla no dinero"