Hallmarkman said: "If you want the product you accept their terms and plan on living up to them.  If not, you do without or go to another provider. Plain and simple." What an ignorant remark! If you are making a moderate to large purchase, you can expect an arbitration agreement to be shoved under your nose. Forced arb...more

I'm amazed at how far off the subject so many writers have gotten. They are comparing apples with oranges, democracy with socialism, Democrats with Republicans, and everything else, except what the question was about. We are simply talking about a fine for an "illegal action" by a vehicle operator, and if the fine shou...more

I have long thought traffic tickets should be progressively based on financial status. When someone is issued a ticket, say for speeding, the fine is both to punish and to correct. A person earning $10 per  hour would certainly feel the bite of a $200 ticket. But a wealthy person would only shrug it off as a petty fine...more