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June 20, 2003

Honesty in Politics

After yesterdays brickbat, here comes a bouquet - in Column 8 today, there is a brief mention that the NSW Treasurer, Michael (Fine Me) Egan, is transferring the "Infringement Processing Bureau" from the NSW Police to the Office of State Revenue (under Treasury). The IPB collects $AU2.4 million each year in the form of fines for speeding and other misbehaviour.

The honesty part comes in admitting after all this time that the collection of fines is really just another revenue raising exercise. Brings back the old question of quotas, which the police claim don't exist. Of course there are no such things but as a profit generating center, promotions go to those who show the most profit.

Contrast this with item 5 in this list and check out the comments as well. Don't forget to convert mph to kph....

Posted by Ozguru at June 20, 2003 09:06 AM

Comments

"The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it!" -Grampa Simpson

Posted by: jaboobie at June 20, 2003 09:06 AM

Presumably it runs on gerbils as well?

Posted by: pgc at June 20, 2003 09:06 AM