In Seaside Heights, New Jersey officials admit they specifically ticket summer visitors in order to keep taxes low for local residents. "With everything our year-around residents put up with all summer, I don't see anything wrong with those revenues balancing the budget," Seaside Heights Councilman William Akers told the Asbury Park Press.

Last year the town issued 25,500 tickets -- mostly to vehicles parked at an expired meter -- allowing the Seaside Heights Municipal Court to generate $1.4 million in revenue. Nearby Point Pleasant Beach has used similar policies to generate an equal amount of revenue.