This is how government lives within its means--on the backs of its basically law abiding citizens. Traffic and parking tickets are a major source of revenue.
Why not try seizing the assets of every drug defendant caught in possession of more than 50 grams of dope? They usually just grab whatever cash the guy has laying around--they never go after the house, the car, the boat--all of the toys the drug money has bought. And these guys are way too smart to keep their cash with their stash--they usually just have operational money on hand, what they need/take for the day's business. Too much trouble to go after hard assets. Easier to conduct a ticket blitz and reap the money off honest citizens.
No one has 50 grams or more for personal use
