1/ I’m fascinated by a India Walton, the newly elected socialist mayor of Buffalo, New York. “Instead of defund, we say we’re going to reallocate funds. We’re going to fully fund community centers. We’re going to make the investments that naturally reduce crime, such as …
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2/…investments in education, infrastructure, living wage jobs. Nothing stops crime better than a person who is gainfully employed. If you have to go to work, you don’t have time to be out in the streets with all these shenanigans.”

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FFS that Reaganesque.
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I think abolish was pretty clear. The system itself is a racist relic from the past. Mark my words defund it all you want, but starving dogs don't make them any nicer.
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such as... basic income! shown in pilots to reduce crime, in some cases nearly eliminating some specific crimes related to deprivation.
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Amen!
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I'd rather hear "nothing stops crime better than people and communitees being fully served with the basic requirements of life, security,and happiness". Why does she have to take the Kamala-esque authoritarian angle on this?
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Gainful is a pretty crucial word, there. But yeah, it's insane how anyone expects low crime in neighborhoods where people can't find dignified, paying jobs within reasonable distance. If people have nothing to lose, they get reckless. It's universal. Not a cultural problem.
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How long before he is accused of some scandle or crime? Especially if he does what he says? We all know THEY will either cow or destroy him. THEY won't permit any real changes.
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