[artichokegrower]

she blames our societal problems — gentrification, economic inequality, lack of affordable housing, the defunding of public schools — for pushing people into lives of crime.
"Gentrification" - white people moving into barrios, ghettos, or the inner city and fixing up their home.

[Dilbert San Diego]

defunding of public schools???

Can anyone tell us where public schools have been defunded???

According to what I hear, we are spending more on K-12 education in this country now than we ever have, per capita, adjusted for inflation. Where are we defunding schools??