I have some new laws that should be considered
Jackie says I am crazy. She says my laws don't make any sense. I disagree. To me, a slightly deranged thinker, they all make perfectly good sense. To be honest, she has only heard some of my ideas.
Charge by the pound for waste disposal. It costs a lot of money to pick up the trash, drive it to a landfill, dump it and bury it. Not mentioning monitoring the groundwater for contamination, dealing with the gas waste. In my plan, home recycling pick up would be free. But people would pay by the pound to have trash picked up. I have not worked out the details yet, but specially designed garbage cans would have a bar code. Truck crew swipes the code, puts it on a scale, records it, dumps it and returns the can to your yard. You get a monthly bill, detailing how much was picked up on what day. You pay a price, let's say $5 per pound. If you are not recycling, you will pay for disposing of that material. Yes, it may be hard to police. People may decide to dump their garbage in public places or in your trashcan, but that would not be done on a large scale.
Speed cameras on roads. On rural roads, they could be movable so they would not be on the same road all the time. On tollways and interstates, put them up every couple of miles. Allow for a 5 percent error. Ticket the car, not the driver. So if I am going 80 in a 70, I would get a ticket for speeding. Allowing for a 5 percent error, my ticket would be for 76 mph. Have different level fines....in city, rural, populated..... and issue a ticket to that car. So a person doing 80, would be charged with doing 76. At $25 per mile over the limit, the ticket would be $150. Owner of the license plate has 30 days to protest or pay. If you were not driving, then you have two options: Give police the name of the driver so the ticket can be sent. Pay the fine, collect the money from the driver.
Tickets do not count as a moving violation, but if you get 6 in a 6 month period, you have to go to driver school. People can opt not to get a ticket by not speeding.
License plate fees based on EPA mileage. If your car gets an EPA mileage of 50, you pay $10 for a plate. If it gets 45-50....$20 a year; 40-45...$40 a year; 35-40....$80 a year; 30-35 $160 a year; 25-35.. . $320 a year; 20-25..$400; 15-20; $500; 10-15..$750; under 10...$1500. Antique vehicles would be at a special rate. Electric vehicles would fall in with the 50 plus. Pick up trucks would be treated as cars.
Eliminate state gas tax. Instead, have an I Pass type device and sensors on all roads. Motorists pay a per mile driven fee. People who don't drive a lot will pay less than someone who puts 1,000 miles a week on a car.
Set pay limits of $10,000 for a state rep and $20,000 for a state senator. No per diems, no travel expenses. Turn the legislative branch back into a group of citizens, not professional politicians.
Each person at age 18 has to do two years of service. Could be military, could be like the CCC during the Depression. I someone has gaps in learning areas, additional schooling could be an option.
In road construction zones where lanes are closed, put up portable concrete barriers and traffic lights. If the left lane is closed, at some point the lanes have to merge. Put up a traffic light so people in one lane stop for 20 seconds, then go while the other lane stops for 20 seconds.
Ban all trucks from Chicago area expressways during rush hour, am and pm. From 7-9 and 4-6 cars should rule.
I guess that's it.
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