And I promise you this, we will be hiring more. We need more police officers, more corrections officers, more probation officers. We are funding our police, not defunding. Here in Nassau County. When I came into office, my predecessor budgeted $150 million tax increase to be inflicted on the hardworking families of Nassau County. And I said no. I canceled that $150 million tax increase. And for the past three years, I have not increased taxes $0.01. Inflation. Inflation has skyrocketed to over 18% over the last few years. (04:19–04:36)
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