Someone who was homeless explained to me today about how simple fines -- like parking tickets -- can often be the difference between making it work and your life falling apart. Should parking tickets fines and other government fines by pegged to income?
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Oof. Idea: peg fees to blue book value of car. Proxy for wealth and easier to validate.
As it stands, if you're living out of your car in SF and it gets towed, that's probably going to put you on the street long-term. You're never seeing that car again. The tow alone is usually $300-500+ & you'll accrue another ~$50/day they have it unless you can pay immediately.
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If you just want to get your stuff out of the car, you'll have to provide ID and proof of ownership of the vehicle, which can be extremely difficult if you keep the latter *in your vehicle,* as most people do. So now the city owns *everything* you had.
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Ouch. Also my idea was dumb, too easily to exploit.
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The tow + inconvenience does seem to cause most of the burden. Already equal for rich and poor. Therefore, reduce the fine to a minimum, merely sufficient to fund enforcement, and thereby make life easier for the poor.
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