The economics of crime: a tax - especially on the poor - Galt's Gulch

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The economics of crime: a tax - especially on the poor

Posted by blarman 8 years, 3 months ago to Economics

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I had never thought of it this way, but Williams nails it.

SOURCE URL: http://humanevents.com/2016/01/06/unappreciated-tax-on-the-poor/

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Posted by Lucky 8 years, 3 months ago

I am curious,
"Comcast notified a cable customer on the South Side of Chicago the company would not send out a technician because of the violent crime in the area."
Do they offer a lower charge as they cannot offer the usual level of service?
In a free market a company would have that option, it may partly reduce the 'tax on the poor'.

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  Posted by blarman 8 years, 3 months ago
  
  Except you have to remember that most of the utility companies are mandated by law to provide service to anyone in a township. In a free society/market, the utility companies would simply say that due to criminal factors, they would discontinue service in that area.
  
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