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Yes, but a couple problems: 1. Where to put them? In Chicago these cameras unfortunately end up being a regressive tax. 2. What to do with the money? Anytime
by djoldman 2y ago
Yes, but a couple problems:
1. Where to put them? In Chicago these cameras unfortunately end up being a regressive tax.
2. What to do with the money? Anytime we give the government money from things like this, we create weird incentives. I've been wondering lately what it would be like if we required all the fees to be returned to the federal treasury / burned... no incentives!
- xnx 2y ago> 1. Where to put them? In Chicago these cameras unfortunately end up being a regressive tax. Everywhere. Starting with highest volume intersections. > 2. What to do with the money? Anytime we give the government money from things like this, we create weird incentives. Good concerns to have. I'm less concerned with bad incentives (e.g. vs. civil asset "forfeiture") because the enforcement is automated. There can still be bias in roll-out of the cameras, but this wouldn't be the same degree. > I've been wondering lately what it would be like if we required all the fees to be returned to the federal treasury / burned... no incentives! I like that thinking. This makes everyone's money worth ever so slightly more. (which is also minusculey regressive)