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Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Aug 20 12:33:13 2014, in response to Re: Say DAVE, why is this so about Ferguson, MO?, posted by streetcarman1 on Wed Aug 20 12:25:07 2014. If the municipality can't sustain itself through taxation or user fees, it should disincorporate.The problem with law enforcement as revenue is that it results in perverse incentive. Look at speeding tickets as an example: Assume that it is actually unsafe to drive over 30 MPH. For some reason, everyone agrees and never drives over 30 MPH. The municipality is safer as a consequence, but does not make one cent from speeding tickets. So is this an optimal scenario? If you actually care about safety, then it is because no one is doing anything dangerous. Using law enforcement as a revenue tool incentivizes the enactment of laws that don't serve any useful public policy purpose. |
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