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> Police are funded by the municipal or county government, not the fed

It's not that black and white, because...

Police slush funds are funded (indirectly) by the federal government—drug search and seizures are passed off to the feds to prosecute (because many states have laws banning the practice), and the feds shares a portion of the value seized back with the local police department. Win-win.



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