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applegrove

(118,778 posts) Tue May 18, 2021, 01:17 PM May 2021

Arpaio's Legacy Costs Taxpayers More than $200 Million

Arpaio’s Legacy Costs Taxpayers More than $200 Million

May 18, 2021 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 45 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/18/arpaios-legacy-costs-taxpayers-more-than-200-million/

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NBC News: “The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade ago are expected to reach $202 million by summer 2022.”

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Arpaio's Legacy Costs Taxpayers More than $200 Million (Original Post) applegrove May 2021 OP

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #1

And, He's An Elected Official ProfessorGAC May 2021 #2

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,558 posts)

1. Who is surprised by this?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 18, 2021, 03:13 PM

May 2021

Arpaio was an asshole

ProfessorGAC

(65,168 posts)

2. And, He's An Elected Official

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Tue May 18, 2021, 03:19 PM

May 2021

So no whining from the right when taxes have to up to cover budget shortfalls.
All they had to do not vote for him, & the county wouldn't be on the hook.
If one voted for him, one gets to complain about none of this.

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