I came across this article about Rodney Harrison being fined for taunting Baltimore Ravens coach Bill Billick. He was fined $5,000- not that significant I know but what was really crazy was that he has been fined over a quarter of a million dollars in his career (this is in addition to a $470,000 fine he paid for using human growth hormone- hate to even mention this. Patriots. Cheating. Let's move on).
So now I really want to know what happens to that money. I hope the NFL is good enough to donate all this money to charity. I don't see how they can't. Assuming this is the case, I am now a big fan of fines. Usually athletes get fined for doing crazy shit (Steven Jackson, others) that is usually hilarious to watch and later joke about. Then they give money to charity- everybody wins (unless someone gets hit in the face, in which case, they lose).
Could we fine people for more things in the real world? I know there are fines for lots of things like speeding and hitting your wife but I'm proposing fines for lower scale things. Didn't turn in your paper in time? $10 fine. Forgot to call someone back? $5. Questionable hook up? $20 (This one has the most potential- you could put the money in a fund that finances parties with better looking girls. Problem solved). You get the idea. I actually think this is a terrible idea- mainly just because I'm cheap.
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Some companies are actually planning to start based on this idea:
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2007/11/economics-of-losing-weight.html
The only problem I see with the most of your ideas is that there's no accountability. Somewhat funny idea, but no one is going to pay their own money unless they really care about it--like losing weight, which can save your life.
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