Is this what we’ve come to?

Since 1980, America’s Gross Domestic Product has risen from roughly $3.5 trillion to roughly $15 trillion.  On the other hand, Americans pay less in taxes than they have since the 1950s.

But according to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clark, we need to arm ourselves, since we can’t afford sufficient law enforcement to respond to 911 calls.

Our national wealth has increased five-fold, but now we can’t afford cops?

Of course we can. One reason we don’t  is as most Americans’ wealth declines, they are reluctant to provide the necessary revenue (i.e., taxes). And those who have taken the lion’s share of  our increased national wealth largely feel they shouldn’t have to  accept a higher tax burden.

So, buy a gun, I guess.