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Why?

• duxup 7y ago
  >The folks in charge get paid by the government and the amount the government is able to pay is highly dependent on the amount of funding it gets. Doesn't that apply to all government where someone is paid?
  • mikeash 7y ago
    > If they are going to use minor violations of the law as a pretext for revenue collection, they should call it what it is: kleptocracy. Context!
    • duxup 7y ago
      Isn't any fine revenue collection?
      • mikeash 7y ago
        Yes, but not all fines are for minor violations, and not all fines are a pretext for revenue collection.