Rath said:
sguy78 said:
famousringo said:
I'm not completely opposed to the idea of red light cameras, but I hear some jurisdictions have been shortening yellow lights to increase infractions, increase revenues, and make the intersection less safe than it was before the camera.
Hurting people so the city can get more ticket revenues? Now that's some real bullshit. |
Whenever I hear "Revenue" mentioned in any breath while talking about money and government, it really lights a fuse for me. Government does not have revenue, they are not there for that! These governments claim that these traffic lights are for our safety. Anybody who believes that is completely delusional.
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What do you think taxes are? They're government revenue.
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I'm not sure what your point is, other than to start an argument. The point of what I am saying is that government far overspends and overreaches on anything it should have ever been intended to do. They can't cover these expenses, so they find these back door taxes such as these traffic lights.
