Eric Adams Is Problematic.
New York's former cop and newly-elected mayor has fired 1,400 government workers and is proposing a budget aimed at cutting education funding.
Quick Thoughts:
- 914 of the workers Eric fired were education workers; he seems to have some issue with education.
- As we know, poverty is a heavy contributor to crime in the US. Less education typically contributes to poverty. It appears that Adams is, by cutting education funding, creating an environment where more police will be necessary in the near future. Keep in mind that one of the safest states in America is also calling for more police.
- Interesting that "defund the police" is a nonstarter for some because not only is the demand also the slogan, but because the demand is seem as "too harsh," but outside of educators there is no pushback to "defund education."
- For what it's worth, here's the NYC Department of Education page on their funding.
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