Would individuals be required to provide proof of income when they sign up for a library card in your proposed two tier fines system? Is this to become another public service where low income families would be forced to admit poverty and ask for help? Is this a real argument against taking down barriers that prevent kids from access to reading? The library's proposal is a progressive and great idea. If you're worried about kids learning responsibility look to the parents that can afford this high and mighty shit. Life lessons are not the responsibility of the libraries, their responsibility is to provide access to books to the community and they have found a great way to do a better job of this. Why construct a flawed argument against this move?