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Law in Contemporary Society
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Paper Title-- By AlexAsen - 23 Feb 2010Intro8th amendmentNatural disincentive to prisonNatural incentive to want to raise revenueSend all fines to foreign aidThe good thing about finesConstructive way for criminals to repay societyPrison is destructive of resourcesEasy to administerAllows for punishment of minor offensesThe bad thing about finesPerverse incentive to make citizens criminalOnce reliant on the money, hard to rethink policyCreate self sustaining bureaucraciesCitizens lose respect for the lawCops focus on crimes that can generate revenueDrug seizuresSpeedingFire hydrantsRequire all fines to be directed to foreign aidGovernment loses much of its perverse incentive to make its citizens criminalForeign aid is economically worthwhile, but politically unpopular, so it is underfundedPays long term economic dividendsPays long term political dividendsCould be in the form of American manufactured goodsMorallyI don’t like to mix government and morals, especially when I can make efficiency argumentsReplace lost revenue with feesExamplesLicense plates in UAELicense to speedLicense to double parkLicense to do drugs and gambleBenefitsRespects rule of lawIs transparentAllows for educationThe wealthier will have an advantage.That’s okThey already doIt is better to be honestGraduatedNokia guyWealth is better than incomeBase price covers social cost; premium raises revenue |
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