However, the use of red light cameras has resulted in more tickets being issued to motorist rather than providing safety. There has been rising controversy over the recent installment of photo enforced traffic light cameras for this reason. Red light cameras do not improve traffic safety, in fact they are only installed to generate revenue and have increased accidents. Supporters of the cameras claim they increase safety and reduce accidents. However, opponents argue the cameras only bring in revenue for cities and do not prevent accidents.
To begin with, raising the tax will bring in more money to the government from since demand is inelastic for cigarettes and people will keep on buying them. The extra amount of income could be used to help the well being of the country and to provide more public goods. Also, cigarettes are a demerit good, a good which is considered unhealthy or damaging in some and can be physically harmful to the consumer and other surrounding, so when price increases, demand will fall. Even if it is a small fall in demand, it is most likely to be for the young smokers to demand since they have less income than adults. If more young smokers quit, the healthier the next generations will be since smoking is a main reason behind a lot of health issues including lung
This affects rates on everything from mortgages to car loans. Fiscal policy is set by legislative action or executive order, so the auto industry plays a significant role in the U.S. economy. In October 2021, employment at auto and parts manufacturing and dealerships was more than 6.4 million, the health of the auto industry depends on the health of the economy. Monetary policy sets the tone for the economy so if interest rates are low, cars are more affordable, which usually means more auto jobs which is a good thing but if interest rates are high, dealerships have fewer auto jobs and more unsold cars . This leads to less tax paid by the industry and more unemployment insurance payouts, both of which affect fiscal policy.
With the recent increase of overweight and obese Americans, a debate has surfaced over whether the government should tax sugary drinks. Taxing sugary drinks is the right step because it could change people’s choices behavior, it reduces the number of people who purchase these drinks, it could pay for health education and medical expenses, and it helps prevent obesity. Taxing sugary drinks could change people’s choices behavior. People need to change their life style and learn to live more healthily. Healthy choices are always more expensive than bad choices.
At first glance, it seems like a good idea to have the driving age raised to eighteen, but it is not as beneficial as it seems. Nationally, about forty percent of American teen deaths are from motor vehicle crashes, making them a major concern for parents and teens alike, but raising the driving age won’t fix this, and it could actually make this statistic worse. There are good reasons as to why the driving age should not be raised: it is inexperience not young age that causes crashes, parents of minors are allowed to deny their children licenses or permits, and raising the driving age would make it harder to get drivers proper training. It is true that the risk of crashing is higher for the sixteen to eighteen age group than any other. This is the main reason that a lot of people want to have the driving age raised.
However, it took longer time to go to work since he just needed 40 minutes to drive to work but he needed more or less two hours to go to work by Caltrain. He complained about the inconvenience with his colleagues and he found that his colleagues also had the same problems. Some of his colleagues chose to pool car, which means people drive to work with other strangers who work nearby and share the gas price. And they said that as gas prices increased, their wages were not increased as fast as gas prices. As a result, the increasing of gas prices bring inconvenience to people’s lives.
Some examples would be public transit. Only 50% to 75% of operating cost are covered by public transit fares, an increase in transit fares would only be efficient and equal if automobile users paid a charge reflecting their social cost. What might reduce automobile use and encourage public transit use is policy changes such as higher municipal parking fees and licensing. Police services are mostly funded from general local revenues; to increase the policing cost they could enforce fines on those who fail to lock their cars, residential, commercial, or industrial buildings which encourage criminal behaviour. If libraries imposed a user charge per visit they could generate more money but this can’t be done because of the Public Library Act.
Do you feel that our nation as a whole would be able to make the necessary changes and be successful if this were to become law? Myself, I have mixed emotions. If there were a time table set up to slowly phase out the automobiles from our country then we would have a greater chance of conforming to these new rulings. On the other hand, if this became effective immediately, I think we will be looking at catastrophic riots to begin with. Once the rioting starts to settle down, we would start to notice a substantial decline in our economy and a very negative effect on everyone’s mental
One of these methods is congestion charges, London adopted this method meaning any vehicle owner who wants to drive into the CBD must pay a charge to do so, this has been successful and since 2003, there has been a 15% reduction in traffic and emissions in the congestion zone. To further the reduction of traffic in London, it also introduced pedestrianized zones at certain times, and permanently pedestrianized zones, this does reduce pollution as there is less cars, however, shops may receive fewer customers as people can only get to them on foot. Another scheme is public transport improvements, although these are often criticised as being expensive, they are evidently very effective; Manchester’s metro link cost over £1 billion ,however it did succeed in taking 2.6 million cars of the road. Other examples of improvement include, improved bus services, park and ride schemes and tram networks, all of which reduce pollution by having less cars on the road. Mexico City took these schemes to the next level by banning drivers from using their cars one weekday per week, based on their number plate, massively reducing the amount of cars.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, insurers also consider local trends such as number of accidents and car thefts in areas where customers live. State Sen. Tim carpenter stated, “I don’t think good drivers should have to pay extra because other parts of the zip code, which could be miles away, may have higher crime rates or more irresponsible drivers. My bill will make sure that auto insurance premiums will be based upon the driver’s record, the years experience a driver has behind the wheel, and the miles driven, not by there zip codes.” With this new law premiums must be low enough that people can afford them and don’t end up and break the law. (Gores.1&2) Drivers in Milwaukee pay on average $1,044 in 2010, up from $979 in 2001. To people in Milwaukee, this new law is unfair.