It's funny you would say that. In my Intro to Software Engineering class my team basically built this (location-based restroom finder with ratings etc.)
I don't think so... but it's an interesting question. As you can see from the recent experience of SF in the article, it's clear that they city is using fines to fill it's coffers.
Would a progressive tax on speeding fines be a good idea?
Precisely, there has been a habit amongst commentators during period's of recession to trot out the need for protectionism. During the 1980s Japan was the biggest threat, leading to all sorts of political pronouncements and movements, and now it's China.
I don't think it is an issue, plus I'm not sure if it's accurate. Setting aside the automobile industry there are still some extremely successful manufacturing companies in the US.
Eliyahu M. Goldratt wrote an interesting book on the subject in the 1980s.
That's a good idea. I regularly see people just dropping stuff they don't want to do. One could just create a simple algorithm to work through say a client services team.
