‘CRASH TAX’: Some Minnesota cities charging nonresidents in serious traffic accidents a fee
March 30, 2011 at 3:44 am in Grand Forks Herald
It’s sometimes referred to as a “crash tax” — and it eventually could be coming to a Minnesota town near you. Fridley and Columbia Heights already are taking advantage of a state law that allows cities to impose a “reasonable service charge” for serious crashes, rescues and other emergencies. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Burnsville charge only for removing someone from a crushed vehicle. Continue Reading
Huh, well that’s pretty stupid. Does that mean, as a motorist, I can charge them for the extra time it takes to travel through their city due to poorly-timed lights, badly designed road systems, and citizens of their communities that are horrible drivers?
Ridiculous.
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Why don’t they charge for Police calls? They could charge 500 for being simple assaulted, 1000 for aggravated assaulted, 1500 for forcible Raped, or 3000 with a DNA investigation surcharge. Only for out of towners though. They could use the money for a new Vikings stadium, bring in more out of towners, and make more crime surcharge tax money! Its a money machine!
It would also make productive citizens out of a previously misunderstood criminal element. An energetic Rapist could bring the city hundreds of thousands a Year!
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