What happens when cities depend on revenue from fines

15. March 2008
Dallas' red light cameras may face changes as revenue estimate drops Dallas' system works too well, eating into revenues, fueling possible changes. 
The Dallas Morning News

 

Municipalities should not depend on fines to generate revenue. It creates an obvious conflict of interest and this article is a clear example of those unintended consequences that derive from such a mistake. What are organizations such as the California Highway Patrol going to do if everyone actually obeys the speed limit? It may become possible in the future to devise means by which the populace does not break obvious revenue generating laws such as speeding and that will put a serious damper on their revenue stream.

Unintended Consequences

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