Why do you say refund the police is crazy? Redirecting funds towards social services, education, health seems to fall well short of lunacy
In the last two states I have lived in...
We now sell Lotto, Powerball, and MegaMillions, lottery tickets...
We now have opened gambling casinos.
We now sell legalized marijuana.
We now have a number of highways with (HOV) high occupancy vehicle lanes, we charge to drive in these under most circumstances.
We now have toll roads and toll bridges for highways that were free for years.
We have raised property taxes (almost doubled in the last 10 years)...
I am told these things brought over 2.2 billion dollars in revenue to the this state alone.
All the taxes and proceeds from this money was going to go to social services, education, and roads.
The schools are further in debt than ever.. (despite a lot more people doing home schooling)
The roads are in just as bad a shape as they always were (despite a lot less people driving)
...and we have more people than ever living out on the streets (homeless)
The only thing that seems to change is the politicians keep voting themselves raises. In the meantime..
While the overall crime rate in New York City has recently dropped significantly, murders and shootings are soaring.
www.westernjournal.com
As far as social services... a good deal of this money goes to placed like planned parenthood (abortion clinics).
We are also giving WIC cards out now for free marijuana. (to help those who can't afford it).
Some of this is pretty close to lunacy.