Dave,

The $164 is to cover the costs of processing the violation. It doesn't
cost more to process the paperwork because Tiger had the accident.

You don't like it then work harder and make more money. It's called
incentive.

On Dec 2, 1:00 pm, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
> frankg replied - These people should not be penalized because they
> happen to earn a good salary.
>
> OK, lets turn this around then -
>
> Last week, Tiger Woods was involved in a Car accident and according to
> the news -
> 'If he is convicted, Woods faces a $164 (£99) fine and four points on
> his driving record.'
>
> Lets assume that I had the same accident and had to pay the same $164
> fine.
>
> Why do I have to pay the SAME AMOUNT fine of a guy that makes 1000
> times more then I do???
>
> I make 1000 times less then Tiger Woods so I should only have to pay
> $164 divided by 1000 =  17 cents!!!

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