Comments on: About those abuser fees…. http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: W. Donald Tabor Jr. DDS http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-71007 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:27:54 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-71007 It is simply bad policy to use the courts as tax collectors. Governments, like individuals, respond to economic incentives. By making government dependent on taxes disguised as fines, we create an incentive for government to make lawbreakers of us all.

These fees are expected to bring in $65 million a year, much of that from “Reckless Driving” in the form of tickets for 75+ mph on the Interstates which still have 55 mph limits.

What happens if we all just drive 74 mph and no more? Do they just say, “Oh well, we’ll just tighten our belts” and let it go? Or do they find other ’serious offenses’ to make up the slack? Once government gets used to a revenue stream, they rarely give it up. Keep in mind that the BPOL tax was created to pay for the War of 1812. Do you see that tax getting repealed now that the Brits have really given up?

What they will do is turn the whole State into a giant Emporia speed trap.

Wm. Donald Tabor Jr., DDS
Libertarian Candidate for Senate District 14

]]> By: anonymous http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-70731 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:18:20 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-70731 Say what you will about a gasoline tax, pro or con, but at least out of state drivers who fuel up in the Commonwealth while using Virginia’s roads pay the same amount we do.

]]> By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-70661 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:01:19 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-70661 AEM – I guess so :(

]]> By: Anon E. Mouse http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-70617 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:38:33 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-70617 The punishment should fit the crime. Is it a crime to live in Virginia?

]]> By: Virginia Voter http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-70612 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:25:53 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-70612 If a driver obeys the driving laws in the Commonwealth of Virginia, guess what, they do not have to pay the abuser fees. Bad behavior = punishment.

]]> By: Anon E. Mouse http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-70605 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:25:28 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-70605 Wouldn’t it be the first and second anniversaries, not the second and third?

]]> By: Mark Brooks http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-70603 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:10:52 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/07/19/about-those-abuser-fees/#comment-70603 Wow.

That is devastating and correct.

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