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SOLVING CA’S BUDGET CRISIS

22 February 2009 by Cullen Roche 5 Comments

As California’s budget spirals into the abyss I have noticed a very interesting trend – the parking police have gone absolutely crazy.   Cars that have been parked illegally in alleys or other remote spots that were previously ignored by the police, are now being ticketed multiple times per day.   I can’t confirm that this is an intentional ramp up in parking monitoring, but it certainly appears so….

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Comments
  • MarkS

    that's so messed up

    02/23/2009 at 7:31 PM
  • Janet Jackson

    That's one pissed off meter maid.

    02/23/2009 at 9:50 PM
  • David

    TPC,

    I don't know if you listen to the Financial Sense Newshour, but recently FSN host Jim Puplava (from San Diego) was saying something very similar. Because of the budget shortfalls in many states and towns/cities, the cops have (and will continue to) set up multiple speed traps in order to generate revenue from speeding tickets and the like…

    02/23/2009 at 6:00 PM
    • Cullen Roche TPC

      Bleeding your citizens through higher taxes and fees. Not a strategy for survival….

      02/23/2009 at 11:20 AM
      • David

        Or the preservation of liberty. Americans are being taxed and hounded to death at this point by their so-called "leaders".

        02/23/2009 at 9:53 PM