"frazil" wrote
I think it really sucks for the middle class. If you're rich
you can afford a good attorney and afford whatever CS
is required. If you're truly poor the courts can't, and won't,
make you pay what you don't have. But if your in the
middle, you most likely will get screwed to the wall. It
really sucks to be rich enough not to qualified for free
legal assistance, yet poor enough to not be able to
afford what the guideline formula dictates.

I plucked this out because I think it is a very telling statement, and very
true. Not just in CS, but in the how the legal system deals with society,
in general. Rich? You can afford whatever happens. Poor? Many things get
done for you or waived, etc. Middle class? Forget it.