Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People’s Cars

reason.com ^ | April 25, 2018 | C.J. Ciaramella

[circlecity]

"Sounds like it has been done."

Certainly there has been a bit of plundering but the biggest problem is the States and made incredibly lavish pension promises (in return for votes and kickbacks in the way of campaign contributions) and never came close to funding those promises, always kicking the can down the road. They also made assumptions on the rate of return they were going to get on the funding they did provide which were vastly inflated. Well, the people are beginning to retire now, the bill is due and there's nowhere near enough money in the coffers to pay up. And their won't be.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

It's no wonder that those trapped in the worst sections of Chicago have no love for America, and such hatred toward the world in general.

Stories like this make me despise Rahm Emmanuel even more than I thought possible.
 

[T-Bone Texan]

Moral: Do not live in democrat-run municipalities.

Moral: Do not live in black-run cities.

[Red Badger]

Identity and fate of thief unknown.........................he got a piece of the action...............small pieces.............

[goldstategop]

Stupid man... he should have just relinquished the car and moved on.

He spent more money fighting the case than his his car was worth. Most people wouldn’t do it.

Time is literally money and arguing with bureaucrats is futile.

[nicepaco]

Can Mr Byrd sue his car for damages?

Makes as much sense as the government claiming his property is the criminal.

[gogeo]

It wasn't just the car, but his tools in the car. It brings to mind...

"Oh, how we burned..."

[Myrddin]

When the "ability to pay" colors the decision about whether a law was broken, you have an incentive for corruption to maximize revenue. Equality before the law and justice no longer have a part in the decision process.

[zeugma]

I’m amazed every single day that goes by that we don’t read of yet another Carl Drega.

[zeugma]

Stupid man... he should have just relinquished the car and moved on.

He spent more money fighting the case than his his car was worth. Most people wouldn’t do it.

Wow.

Time is literally money and arguing with bureaucrats is futile.

You're right. Arguing with them is not a plan that yields fruit.

[sergeantdave]

Pirates have taken over the government. Use the Jefferson solution and send in the Marines.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

We are inches away from rivers of blood in liberal American cities.

[Valpal1]

I wonder who these victims of Democratic incompetence voted for?

[Mr. Lucky]

You’re too soft.

[Red Badger]

Had to look him up...........yep........it’s getting that bad...................

[zeugma]

Had to look him up...........yep........it’s getting that bad...................

Yup. Kinda limits my sympathy for the rolling tax collectors.