f**king government... Options

[*Steven*]

Right so in Texas, early 2006 (I think, might have been 05) they enacted this point system for traffic violations etc. A speeding ticket is 2 points. Running a red light/stop sigh is 1 point. DWI is 4 (maybe 6) points. Reckless driving is 4 points. Those #s may be wrong but they're just off the top of my head.

Anyways, at the end of the year if you have 6 points or more they charge you 150$ (or more) per year for the next 3 years.

I don't remember ever hearing about this in the news, the newspaper, the mail, or anywhere for that matter. I got a letter in the mail after I had attained 4 speeding tickets (one dismissed though, so 3 which = 6 points) that this was a rule they have.

Right so now, on top of me paying 800$+ because of speeding tickets, they've decided that's not enough to take from me for hurting no one and breaking nothing aside from a traffic rule. Now I have to toss on an additional 450$.

Whatever, I can deal with that.

OH WAIT THERE'S MORE! They decided to tax the fine they gave me, and since I chose to pay online, they decided to tax it even further!

Oh how I love the government!

[superstitious]

Good grief, are they hard up on cash or WHAT? And here I thought Nashville was bad for “filling the quota.”

What really irritates me is that you did something so minor and there are probably people being completely reckless not getting near those amounts in fines. I love how they reward honesty.