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If fines scaled with wealth that might create an incentive for the police to harass rich people instead of poor people. It won't, because the police serve the wealthy, but it's a nice day fantasy.
We have this in Finland, some rich people have been fined over 200k for speeding. No particular targeting of rich people noted.
In the US, a portion of that fine goes back to the police departments. Giving them a financial incentive to give tickets.
If the fines went to anything except the people giving the fines, then it could work here. But we were so stupid to couple the two in the first place.