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Using fines as a "revenue source" introduces so many perverse incentives into the system that it automatically becomes corrupt.
See: the incestuous relationships between the towing/repossession companies and the police.
Fines are good as deterrent. Fines should always go back to the public--they should never become state revenue. This breaks the incentives.
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Using fines as a "revenue source" introduces so many perverse incentives into the system that it automatically becomes corrupt.
See: the incestuous relationships between the towing/repossession companies and the police.
Fines are good as deterrent. Fines should always go back to the public--they should never become state revenue. This breaks the incentives.