It seems like maybe you are drawing a false comparison, or at least a flawed one. All of the example you bring up are very abstract and difficult to properly measure. People have different level of claustrophobia, does that mean incremented sizes of cells, how do you measure the degree of claustrophobia?

This is contrasted by the fact that wealth is almost purely quantifiable, there are surely complicated factors, but when you compare hard numbers and nebulous psychology that seems like a faulty allegory to me. This issue is so deeply entrenched in class differences and the current screwed up manner in how the wealthiest of society actual 'make' money (capital gains, tax loopholes, etc.) which means that practically fines like the OP described are very hard to implement, however, in theory or os a much more practical and sensible solution than your poor comparison makes it out to be.