Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:07 pm
Jim,
Perhaps the political threat of shopping carts has just began.
As many a driver complains about the delapitated state of our roads, they've forgotton about the sidewalks.
For Lakewood's nascent underclass there's perhaps a parallel issue of dilapitated sidewalks.
to Demro and Antonio on the fine...
What factors were considered in ensuring that the fine will have the effect of stimulating a swift, effective response on the part of the offending stores? I would suggest the following parameters:
1. Total number of carts returned, per month, per year.
2. A fine high enough (factoring 1.) that repeated violation of the law IS INTENDED TO BE MORE COSTLY than taking corrective measures, immediately.
What are the methods and costs of corrective measures?
What are your projected revenues of these fines.... 1 month, 6, a year?
Please disclose this information if you've already gathered it.
We are talking about grocery stores. There will always be a market. We have them by the balls. They cannot pull out. We're a huge, dense, centralized market.
This is our city.
Demand the Gold Standard.
Write a law with teeth, armed with a fine high enough to offset the cost-inconvenience of the police, dispatch etc.... AND ENCOURAGE RAPID CORRECTION of the problem.
Perhaps the political threat of shopping carts has just began.
As many a driver complains about the delapitated state of our roads, they've forgotton about the sidewalks.
For Lakewood's nascent underclass there's perhaps a parallel issue of dilapitated sidewalks.
to Demro and Antonio on the fine...
What factors were considered in ensuring that the fine will have the effect of stimulating a swift, effective response on the part of the offending stores? I would suggest the following parameters:
1. Total number of carts returned, per month, per year.
2. A fine high enough (factoring 1.) that repeated violation of the law IS INTENDED TO BE MORE COSTLY than taking corrective measures, immediately.
What are the methods and costs of corrective measures?
What are your projected revenues of these fines.... 1 month, 6, a year?
Please disclose this information if you've already gathered it.
We are talking about grocery stores. There will always be a market. We have them by the balls. They cannot pull out. We're a huge, dense, centralized market.
This is our city.
Demand the Gold Standard.
Write a law with teeth, armed with a fine high enough to offset the cost-inconvenience of the police, dispatch etc.... AND ENCOURAGE RAPID CORRECTION of the problem.
