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This quick (nyc-based) mock up shows the kinds of things that are possible as we work to #DefundPolice & shrink police power. At the same time, it shows how much further we need to go to address the inequities of racial capitalism. /1
E.g. How affordable are the “affordable” housing units we need to preserve? And what to do with the lead paint and lack of heat in public housing? What about the thousands more facing homelessness as the eviction moratorium expires? /2
The New York Nurses Association estimates we need $32 bil to provide adequate staff, training & space for hospitals to close covid’s racial “death gap” in NY.
Defunding the police is a critical step to hold PDs materially accountable & move towards democratizing the economy. /3
Defunding the police is a critical step to hold PDs materially accountable & move towards democratizing the economy. /3
But it’s ultimately cheaper for elites to enforce austerity through policing than it is to fund the social state. To adequately address racial inequality & the violence that enforces it will require also heavily taxing the rich & fighting for fed bailouts of cities vs Wall St /4
