Battle over police pensions in US cities takes ugly turn

Battle over police pensions in US cities takes ugly turn

For many city and county governments, police are by far their largest single cost. For example, in the California city of Desert Hot Springs, which is teetering on bankruptcy, 70 percent of the budget is spent on police salaries and pensions.

70 percent of the budget is spent on police salaries and pensions, of course it is this is what Police States do! Funny how the Libbys are just figuring this out.