[Mordisquitos]

> the equivalent of a $600 fine for somebody making 60k / year

I don't know about you, but on that income I would certainly not brush off such a fine as a "cost of doing business". Would it cause me financial trouble, or would it force me to sacrifice other expenses? Absolutely not. But would I feel frustrated at having to pay it, feel stupid for my mistake, and do my best to avoid it in the future? Absolutely yes.

[Zanfa]

My bad, a better analogy would be a dealer making 60k / year selling drugs, gets caught by police and is fined $600. I wouldn’t expect them to change much.

[Mordisquitos]

Fair enough. In that sense I do see value in the analogy.

[SkiFire13]

Would you still do your best to avoid it if that involved taking a pay cut of more than $600/year?