On another thread it was mentioned that in California a man sitting in his idling car in a parking stall at starbucks was given a ticket for using his cell phone while “driving”. Last year in Seattle a man got a parking ticket for leaving the lights on in his parked car. The city denied it was pressing Rita to write as many tickets as possible.
I (and a lot of people) was predicting this a couple years back when I heard about Vallejo, CA going bankrupt. As this economy slides, governments will pull out all the stops to squeeze every “legitimate” dollar out of the people that they can. From Traffic light cameras to cigarettes bought out of state, to strictly enforcing speed laws, to anything else they can think of. It is coming and, at some levels, already here.
People do not fully understand how desperate all levels of government are getting in this country. Right now it is due to what they see on the horizon as they are currently experiencing reductions in tax revenue of 25% or more. But when that “horizon” gets closer and arrives, expect all sorts of desperation.
And they have guns.
Our tax system was designed to get the most from the most without creating poverty.
Well, the Government back is against the wall and they are getting desperate.