Saturday, March 15, 2008

why people hate the government

Dallas is considers shutting off red light cams, since they're working too well and harming revenue

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There's just one, fairly ironic, flaw to the otherwise totally lovable red light cameras that adorn Dallas: they work too well. Turns out the cams have curtailed red light infractions by 50 percent, which in turn has put a budget crunch on City Hall. The city is now considering stopping its planned rollout of more cameras, or shutting down the cameras on a rotating basis -- upkeep when off is next to nothing, but the city pays $3,799 per month per online camera to its service provider. That sounds like quite a spendy broadband bill, but we're not the experts here. Just remember kids, your government wants what's best for you, and what's best for you is a well-funded government, alright?

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

nice job on the dallas post... what i always suspected

Anonymous said...

People should read this.