#3 – Parking Tickets
Parking tickets are every urbanites arch nemesis. As a Philadelphia resident, I can assure you there is no more gestapo-style enforcement than the Philadelphia Parking Authority. One time, I received a ticket for parking 62 minutes in a one-hour only spot. The PPA is so bad that a TV show, Parking Wars, follows heartless enforcers write up tickets for outrageous reasons.
But does it go to fund things like the school system budget crisis? Of course not. It lines their pockets and they don’t care who knows. In fact, the agency extorted Philadelphians for over $230 million in 2012.
I feel so safe!
