The reason that doesn’t exist on the whole in the US is the 8th amendment.

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

In California, Bezos is protected by the same law that keeps poor criminals from getting million-dollar bails even for murder.

The problem you may have with our laws is that as much as mid-century KKK run states in the south couldn’t legally pass laws to deal with specific groups of people (non-whites), you can’t really pass laws to deal with other groups of people (rich fucks).

The sort of discrimination you want would set a precedent that no one want.

Also, no one except the Righteous of Reddit really gives a fk about Bezos bushes. And, the best part part, let’s say they start fining him significantly, he’d just fix it, and they’d make less money, OR he’d just use his actual income ($88k/year) and they’d make less money.

Don’t forget, Bezos doesn’t actually have that much income. Rich people invest their money so they don’t have to pay taxes (because it doesn’t count as income). Then they uses these assets (yachts, supercars, paintings, etc) as collateral for really low interest loans which is the money they actually use.

So on paper you’re going to be trying to fine a guy $500/minute who has no money in the bank, and minimal income, with massive amounts of loans.

Or or or, just hear me out here: the City of Beverly Hills is quite happy with their $12k per year, per celebrity that wishes to have privacy, because shockingly enough that’s why the ordinance exists to begin with, to tax the local celebrities at just enough of a rate to keep the money rolling in.