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> put safety related ticket revenue 100 percent into an insurance policy That's a great idea. But that means taking that revenue from fines out of the governme
by OliverJones 10y ago
> put safety related ticket revenue 100 percent into an insurance policy
That's a great idea. But that means taking that revenue from fines out of the government's general fund. Or it means engaging in a shadow-booking shell game where the fine revenue goes both to (a) showing the government's general fund books are balanced and (b) is somehow earmarked for making restitution to victims.
Your suggestion requires long-term honest bookkeeping from a government. I believe that makes it infeasible, sorry to say.
- koenigdavidmj 10y agoThe fact that the government no longer has that money in the general fund is exactly the point. Otherwise, one of the greatest acts of civil disobedience is to advocate perfect compliance with the law.