Harry Jaffe: D.C. poised to establish super debt collection unit

Even in the days when the District government couldn’t answer phones, pick up trash or educate children, it was very adept at raining parking tickets on residents and visitors. I always marveled at the competency of the parking enforcement system. It seemed as if meter men and maids were lurking within range of my vehicle so they could slip that hot-pink ticket under the wiper as soon as the meter ran out. Let too many tickets slide, and the DMV would apply the boot.

The parking ticketing system was a model of efficiency.