UPDATED: Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia tweeted Friday that StreetsLA would be fining Universal Studios $250 for trimming trees without a city permit. He also said that “outdated l…

  • BarterClub
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    1 year ago

    Another reason why fines need to % based and off your tax returns. No one is treated unfairly if they have a lot or not much.

    • @[email protected]
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      141 year ago

      Percentage of gross revenue. Movie studios are old hands at making profit disappear. John Cusack posted about how Better Off Dead had (according to the studio accounting) lost money over 30 years, despite grossing millions on a low budget.

      • Overzeetop
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        131 year ago

        Everything should be based on gross revenue - especially taxes. You shouldn’t get to not pay for all the infrastructure your country provides just because you spent too much on the business. The electric Co, water, suppliers, and contractor services get paid whether you make money or not. Government should be the same.

    • @lechatron
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      91 year ago

      “If the punishment for a crime is merely a fine, then that crime only exists for the lower class.”

  • morgan423
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    281 year ago

    Fining NBC $250 is like fining an average person a few zinc atoms scrapped off of the edge of a penny.

  • @SheeEttin
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    101 year ago

    Maybe they should fine them $250 per tree. And maybe for vandalism too.

    • 稲荷大神の狐
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      31 year ago

      They probably can’t due to the way the old LA City laws were written. He atleast admitted those laws need to be re-evaluated. Will anything come of it? Doubtful.

      • @betterdeadthanreddit
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        11 year ago

        At least it’d make the total cost for the violation $250 + [bribes to pay off the people deciding whether to reevaluate rates].

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    1 year ago

    It might be more expensive for them to pay whoever is going to send that money than the actual fine…

  • @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    Pathetic. Completely irrelevant to them I’m sure. Maybe some enterprising citizens will need to take enforcement into their own hands.

  • Brad Ganley
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    61 year ago

    They probably spent more than $250 in labor just filing and sustaining this dumbfuck fine.

  • Flying Squid
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    31 year ago

    Oh please no more, they can’t take it.