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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 9 hours ago

When conservatives say they want small government and small spending, they are lying. They want the parts they don't like to be small, and the parts they do like to be big big big. I don't know which are malicious, which are stupid, and which are just mislead, but none of them should be allowed to make decisions of import. They are worse than children. I would rather have a toddler make policy and budget decisions than a republican.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 7 hours ago

he only ever saw them as rent-a-cops.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 41 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, but we can pay for that now that we’re not paying for so many people‘s healthcare!

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 34 points 14 hours ago

This is a MUCH Better use of MY MONEY then giving me VA BENEFITS!

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 hours ago

$1M/day...

Okay, assuming $50k/yr cost per person, that's something like $135/day for each "cop". That's like 7000 people if salary was the only thing.

Since I don't think there are even 1000 of them deployed in DC, then there's a lot of overhead going somewhere else. Uniforms, admin, whatever. Likely some good old fashioned corruption and grift.

Also, I'm kind of surprised that number is that low.

[–] habitualTartare@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

national mall cops

I'll see myself out...

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I think that was the joke of the headline, but maybe I misinterpreted haha

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Am I missing something? What can mall cops mean?

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

We got Observe and Report mall cops instead of Paul Blart mall cops.

[–] Kalothar@piefed.social 2 points 10 hours ago

I just want to say maybe don’t underestimate a sub branch of the most funded program in human history.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

This is so not doge money.