technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoThe price tag for policing the LA Olympics? $730 million, says LAPDlaist.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkThe price tag for policing the LA Olympics? $730 million, says LAPDlaist.comtechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
Local and state agencies are counting on the federal government to cover the cost of extra police, but it’s not guaranteed.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·29 days agoThat’s a lot of money to spend on just one aspect of the games Money we really can’t afford. As a country we are in an incredible amount of debt. We shouldn’t be hosting the Olympics until we can afford to do so responsibly
That’s a lot of money to spend on just one aspect of the games
Money we really can’t afford. As a country we are in an incredible amount of debt. We shouldn’t be hosting the Olympics until we can afford to do so responsibly