10 other states besides CA face fin. peril

[derf]

Originally Posted by Mikey

I'm not a fan of taxing it either, but it's a lot easier to sell to politicos if it can represent a source of income.

Even without taxing it, think of the money you'd save on enforcement.

Bingo. Except there really is no major cost savings because they just diverted the existing law enforcement into other areas

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by derf

Bingo. Except there really is no major cost savings because they just diverted the existing law enforcement into other areas

That's a lot of law enforcement to divert. All other crime better come to a screeching halt immediately.

Beyond the cost of cops and their toys, though, is the cost of processing violators through the system- imprisoning them, court costs, probation agents, etc. Those costs should definitely see a major decrease.