Let's say I have a house overlooking the ocean that I've owned for 50 years. My neighbor sells his house, basically identical to mine, to a developer. Developer wants to build a mansion, so pays the 10x fee to be able to build and preclude my ability to delay his project. Your skip the line permit process uses the government to "accur…
Let's say I have a house overlooking the ocean that I've owned for 50 years. My neighbor sells his house, basically identical to mine, to a developer. Developer wants to build a mansion, so pays the 10x fee to be able to build and preclude my ability to delay his project. Your skip the line permit process uses the government to "accurately" assess the costs imposed by the project. But I do not receive any direct benefit, while I endure the majority of the direct cost. A loser pays system would seem to me to be far more efficient.
Let's say I have a house overlooking the ocean that I've owned for 50 years. My neighbor sells his house, basically identical to mine, to a developer. Developer wants to build a mansion, so pays the 10x fee to be able to build and preclude my ability to delay his project. Your skip the line permit process uses the government to "accurately" assess the costs imposed by the project. But I do not receive any direct benefit, while I endure the majority of the direct cost. A loser pays system would seem to me to be far more efficient.