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2023-02-22 06:43:51 UTC - HELPFUL
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In 2020 Austin slashed police funding by $150 million, more than a third of the department’s $434 million budget. https://pjmedia.com/columns/bryan-preston/2020/08/18/austin-defunded-its-police-texas-steps-up-to-defend-them-n806874 https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/13/austin-city-council-defunds-police-911-services-while-upping-taxpayer-funds-for-abortion/ The defund was the largest cut of any big city in America. https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2021/10/31/video-austin-defunded-police-now-voters-will-decide-city-needs-more-cops/ Budget of 2021 - 2022 is $443 million budget. This does not keep up with inflation. https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
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