I would agree. Why bother paying taxes...if the cops won’t protect your place (like the mafia ensured your protection for the fee you paid monthly). Same for the fire department...they probably won’t come out if the store catches on fire. If you go look at Memphis, New Orleans, and Birmingham...they all went this way....business left, tax revenue dried up, and the city infrastructure died out over a two or three decade period.
Ferguson police radio just reported this Chinese Restaurant still on fire after Molotov Cocktail earlier. https://www.google.com/maps/search/bbq+restaurants/@38.737088,-90.27827,3a,90y,68.62h,86.09t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s7TgzYGhLhTwm68D7yfWmOQ!2e0 Anyone know if business insurance covers “riots/civil disobedience”? I know my homeowners’ policy specifically excluded that type of damage along with “acts of god”!