tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601112239298331116.post620268590139132045..comments2020-10-01T09:13:55.551+01:00Comments on Politics for Novices: No need to increase income taxMichael Gradwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102079812955383309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601112239298331116.post-79495556361722570592010-06-07T19:04:56.608+01:002010-06-07T19:04:56.608+01:00Thanks Anonymous. You make good points.Thanks Anonymous. You make good points.Michael Gradwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102079812955383309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601112239298331116.post-29116301427427001472010-06-07T07:56:32.910+01:002010-06-07T07:56:32.910+01:00"Let's just fine the people who break the..."Let's just fine the people who break the laws."<br /><br />Let's include a cost-benefit analysis first. I don't have a problem with increasing penalties for bad driving - which includes other matters besides speeding e.g. using a hand-held mobile while driving. But there is a cost in monitoring for such offences and some offences are easier to detect than others.<br /><br />I also take the view that the most appropriate penalty for driving offences is disqualification. A driver caught seriously exceeding the speed limit on a French motorway might well lose their driving licence on the spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com