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> It's 45% of LA County's entire budget, totalling almost $2 billion. The LAPD's budget for one fiscal year is larger than most country's GDPs, yet crime is sti
by gonzobonzo 2y ago
> It's 45% of LA County's entire budget, totalling almost $2 billion. The LAPD's budget for one fiscal year is larger than most country's GDPs, yet crime is still rampant in Los Angeles. So that's the first place I would start.
That's like arguing that since Los Angeles public school's budget is $18.8 billion[1], yet scores are still poor[2], we should cut the public school budget.
[1] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-26/lausd-approves-a-budget-with-concerns-but-no-layoffs https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-26/lausd-ap...
[2] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-11/lausd-math-english-test-scores-show-overall-improvement-but-most-still-not-proficient https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-11/lausd-ma...