Understanding the News: How Tax Cuts Fuel Police Brutality

Update: 2020-06-09

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Politicians’ dependence on police as a revenue stream, prosecutors’ dependence on police for convictions, and falling tax cuts on the wealthy combine to give police incredible power. This is a key reason why they’re rarely punished, even for the most egregious abuses.

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