Tax Cuts Kill Police Departments

    Down here in Tampa I am always joking that one of these days the police department is going to have to cut back on personnel because of the “tax cuts” brought on by all of those Republican politicians in the land. Of course, they call them budget cuts cause the American people can stomach that much better.

    Here in Tampa, we have our libraries closing on one Friday every month. We have had our city council get furlough days also.

   Back to the police. Hasn’t happened in Tampa yet, but here is a story that is fucked up. This is your tax dollars at work.

Associated Press

CLARKSTON, Mich. - A small town in Michigan has eliminated its police department as a way to save money.

The Oakland County sheriff's department began patrolling the village of Clarkston on Friday night.

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Clarkston previously had a police chief, one full-time officer, eight part-time officers and some reservists. WDIV-TV and the Detroit Free Press report the community about 30 miles northwest of Detroit eliminated the positions as a part of budget cuts.

The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce says about 1,000 people live in the community.

In California, the city of Maywood eliminated its police department earlier this year because of budget problems. Maywood is southeast of Los Angeles and has about 45,000 residents.