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Don’t forget that local government also taxes the poor with predatory fees and fines for minor infractions.
- parking tickets - car insurance fines - cash bail
Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-20-me-60640-... https://theappeal.org/fines-and-fees-explained-bf4e05d188bf/
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/incomejails.html
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Don’t forget that local government also taxes the poor with predatory fees and fines for minor infractions.
- parking tickets - car insurance fines - cash bail
Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-20-me-60640-... https://theappeal.org/fines-and-fees-explained-bf4e05d188bf/
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/incomejails.html