It's not about the cost, it's about safety. Just because you don't make enough money to keep from living in a cardboard box on the street doesn't mean your 15 year old needs to be at risk of a drive by. Maybe you need to shut up and realize there are good people out there that need assistance. Businesses are closing and good people are losing their jobs. What are those good people doing? Asking for assistance, the same assistance their taxes have paid their entire working lives. I agree that there are many areas around town that need to be cleaned up. The police can't be everywhere all the time, but there are some places where they are simply not present.