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>Our government takes money through fines and taxes and uses it to build infrastructure and provide services. Using fines to fund public services creates perve
by fauigerzigerk 8y ago
>Our government takes money through fines and taxes and uses it to build infrastructure and provide services.
Using fines to fund public services creates perverse incentives though, especially where the fines go directly to the agency that brings the case.
- geocar 8y agoWell, this certainly happens at small scales: Police who issue speeding tickets in the US to fund the police force; but it's not clear it happens at large scales.