Quote:I don't have a problem with any of it. Why shouldn't it be something to profit off of? You don't think government profits from fines?

 

All fines are income drivers, all that I see happening is responsibility shifting to private companies who offer services for a return. No one is forced to accept the payment plan program, and the additional fee's are associated with prolonged repayment plans. The alternative is to have government offices acting as collection agencies for late or unpaid fines.

So you're fine with someone owing a private company $1000 for a $200 fine?


I bet you wouldn't be fine with it if we decided to make these fines based on income.  For example, if we decided that people who make $20,000 a year pay a $100 fine, while someone who makes $100,000 a year has to pay a $500 fine for the same crime.  And for someone who makes $250,000 they'd be paying a $1250 fine. $500,000/year?  $2500 fine.

 

Yet it's okay to force someone who can't pay a $200 fine, to owe $1000, and someone who can pay the $200 fine to just pay $200.

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