The police funding debate is important because once you see Democrats have repeatedly voted for it while Republicans have been against, you see that the *only* big conservative idea for fighting crime is indulging police misconduct which is insane.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 28, 2021

And then once you are seeing public safety as a more important priority than tax cuts, many other things — from lead abatement to cognitive behavioral therapy to teen job programs to installing more street lights — also suggest themselves as safety-enhancing measures.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 28, 2021