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>I would rather see us focus on fixing schools and the economy than spend billions on these programs that have dubious outcomes I couldn't find an exact number
by Talanes 6y ago
>I would rather see us focus on fixing schools and the economy than spend billions on these programs that have dubious outcomes
I couldn't find an exact number in the five minutes of searching I was willing to put in, but the budget seems to be in the single digit millions, a far cry from billions.
- vidarh 6y agoAnd it also ignores that the alternative here is not "do nothing" but "send police instead", which also costs. And if it leads to arrests it costs even more. And if people end up getting a criminal record, it tends to reduce their long term employment prospect, and as a result reduce tax revenue/increase welfare costs. There seems to be plenty of potential for this to save money over time.