Government Solutions

This just goes to show that the true purpose of taxes is now shifting away from roads, emergencies, etc. to whatever pet projects politicians find that will help them get re-elected.

...cash-per-crash ordinances tend to infuriate motorists, and they often generate bad press, but a lot of cities are finding them hard to resist. With the economy flailing and budgets strained, state and local governments are being creative about ways to raise money. And the go-to idea is to invent a fee — or simply raise one.

So when times get tough and government budgets are stretched thin because of the crazy amount of spending that is going on, this is what you get -- "out of the box" thinking.  And the basic elements of government suffer.  Not the exotic spending programs.

No offense... but the way I see things - my government should not have to think out of the box.  Because the box from the get go should be simple.

The solution is simple for government.  Have a pile of cash to tap into when economic slumps occur and replenish the pile when times are good.

But the true problem with that is politicians hate to see piles of cash sitting on the sideline.  Because they love to spend, spend, spend.