"They’re trying to use police officers to balance the budget on the backs of drivers, and it’s too bad. The people we count on to support us and help us when we’re on the road are the ones who end up paying the bills, and they’re ticked off about it. We might as well just go door to door and tell people, ‘Slide us $100 now since your 16-year-old is going to end up paying us anyway when he starts driving.’ You can’t blame people for getting upset."
But some localities are converting to even more automated ways of making money from drivers.
For example, "red-light cameras" have become huge revenue raising tools in many areas of the country. In Los Angeles, revenue from red-light cameras has doubled from $200,000 a month in 2007 to $400,000 a month at the end of 2009.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants cities and counties in his state to take thing seven farther. He wants them to install speed sensors on existing red-light cameras. Speeders caught by these sensors would face fines ranging from $225 to $325.
Don't all of us wish we could start a business that could make so much money from each customer?"
http://www.financialarmageddon.com/2010/03/the-enforcement-tax.html
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