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In reply to the discussion: Virginia Just Banned Using ‘Cuss Words’ In Public [View all]Man from Pickens
(1,713 posts)21. I know where Arlington is
it's barely a suburb, more of an extension of DC on the Virginia side.
Given that it's an effectively urban environment, the possibility of actually stopping people from using curse words is zero and they have to know it.
A quick check of their FY2016 budget shows expenses of $1.5 billion and revenues of $1.1 billion. A $400 million annual funding gap is plenty of incentive to seek any excuse to generate new revenues.
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