I'm glad he at least brushed up against the idea that reparations would be incredibly destructive. They make me think of a study that was published a while back called "A Fine Is A Price," where unwanted behavior -- in this case picking up one's kid late from daycare -- actually increased after a fine was imposed for it.
I'm glad he at least brushed up against the idea that reparations would be incredibly destructive. They make me think of a study that was published a while back called "A Fine Is A Price," where unwanted behavior -- in this case picking up one's kid late from daycare -- actually increased after a fine was imposed for it.
What happened was that people who did it just paid the fine and didn't think any more about it. Lateness became something you could purchase, and one of the people who worked at the daycare said she was convinced that the wealthier families just factored it into their budgets. And if they had raised the fine to the point where it would really hurt them, it would have been crippling for poorer families.
End result: the rich -- the ones with the most power to improve the situation -- pay what to the is a pittance for the privilege of never, ever thinking about the problem again. The poor -- with the least power -- pay a far higher price for the right to seethe in anger over having been disproportionately punished.
Reparations will mean that the wealthy will pay and never, ever think about the challenges faced by black Americans ever again. And the poor and working class will rightly stew in anger that they will have paid for the right to feel.
Sorry, this just means that the fine was poorly structured. Double the fine for each late pickup. That is, double the most recent fine (not the original). Rich and poor will all act accordingly.
Yup...that's what we did. the price went up every 15 minutes of lateness. And it was paid directly to the staff member which means they had to have the cash on them.
I'm glad he at least brushed up against the idea that reparations would be incredibly destructive. They make me think of a study that was published a while back called "A Fine Is A Price," where unwanted behavior -- in this case picking up one's kid late from daycare -- actually increased after a fine was imposed for it.
What happened was that people who did it just paid the fine and didn't think any more about it. Lateness became something you could purchase, and one of the people who worked at the daycare said she was convinced that the wealthier families just factored it into their budgets. And if they had raised the fine to the point where it would really hurt them, it would have been crippling for poorer families.
End result: the rich -- the ones with the most power to improve the situation -- pay what to the is a pittance for the privilege of never, ever thinking about the problem again. The poor -- with the least power -- pay a far higher price for the right to seethe in anger over having been disproportionately punished.
Reparations will mean that the wealthy will pay and never, ever think about the challenges faced by black Americans ever again. And the poor and working class will rightly stew in anger that they will have paid for the right to feel.
And nothing will get any better. For anyone.
A fine is a price.
Sorry, this just means that the fine was poorly structured. Double the fine for each late pickup. That is, double the most recent fine (not the original). Rich and poor will all act accordingly.
Yup...that's what we did. the price went up every 15 minutes of lateness. And it was paid directly to the staff member which means they had to have the cash on them.
Yah.