I saw a lecture from a poli sci prof at princeton. Taxes have generally not been going up as services have expanded. Debt is one answer and "revenue generation"

I saw a lecture from a poli sci prof at princeton. Taxes have generally not been going up as services have expanded. Debt is one answer and "revenue generation" is another. It is really shameful how traffic fines has become big business in most of north america. Is europe better on this?