Ayiekie, just because you lived 'on the other side of the fence' does not mean you know what's going on here. Until you've actually lived in a US city that is having these problems, then everything you have to say is based on hearsay unless you can present some concrete data to back it up.
For my part, here's my concrete data. Sources are http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/ and http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/
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Here's one for defense spending (a frequent target of yours) vs. welfare spending. Remarkable, isn't it? On average, the welfare budget has always been about half of what our defense budget is. And considering how big the defense budget is, that is no small chunk of change.
Now, contrast that with the following graph.
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Uh-yup. That welfare system of ours sure is turning out some mighty fine citizens, ain't it?
For my part, here's my concrete data. Sources are http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/ and http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/
Here's one for defense spending (a frequent target of yours) vs. welfare spending. Remarkable, isn't it? On average, the welfare budget has always been about half of what our defense budget is. And considering how big the defense budget is, that is no small chunk of change.
Now, contrast that with the following graph.
Uh-yup. That welfare system of ours sure is turning out some mighty fine citizens, ain't it?