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$290k speeding ticket
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/..._speeding_fine
Thu Jan 7, 10:47 am ET ST. GALLEN, Switzerland – A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000. Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeder's estimated wealth of over $20 million. A statement on the court's Web site says the driver — a repeat offender — drove up to 35 miles an hour (57 kilometers an hour) faster than the 50-mile-an-hour (80-kilometer-an-hour) limit. Court clerk Heidi Baumann-Becker said Thursday the unidentified driver can appeal the decision, handed down in November, to the Swiss supreme court. The Blick daily newspaper in Zurich reported the fine was more than twice the previous Swiss record of about $107,000. |
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Thats how fast Dave and i got popped doing. Glad we aren't in swisslandish
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I can sort of see their point, though. I mean, the guy is worth 20mil and they give him a ticket for 300k. That's like giving me a ticket for $400.
On the other hand, if they were to give him a $400 ticket, that would be like giving me a ticket for 50 cents. |
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Fucker...you qutoed before I saved the changes. I'm thinking that race isn't really fitting here because you could easily argue about our progressive tax system.
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