On: Behavioral nudges reduce failure to appear for cou...

[throwaway0a5e]

While I applaud the sentiment I think we should remember it only takes a couple authoritarians in the bureaucracy to turn a "here's an incentive to show up" type cost into a "here's an extra fine, you get half the money back when you show up" revenue stream.

[jjoonathan → throwaway0a5e]

Don't forget the third party to "administer" the fine and take a cut!

[dragonwriter → jjoonathan]

That's literally the status quo bail bonds system.

[lazyasciiart → dragonwriter]

Surprisingly enough, some states in the US have ended third party bail systems - https://bondjamesbondinc.com/bail-bonds/do-all-states-allow-...

[jjoonathan → lazyasciiart]

Nice!