State Budgets And Local Services

Camden, New Jersey looks to a county police force to police the city, since budget cuts from the state leave the city unable to afford its police force:

Though considered one of the most dangerous places in the country, past budget cuts in Camden, N.J., have forced police layoffs. Now the city is considering even more dramatic steps: replacing the city's police force with one operated by the county.
Camden is on pace to break a record for homicides and shootings this year, and many in the crime-ravaged city say something has to change.
"The status quo is not working with our current policing model," says Camden City attorney Marc Riondino. He says it's time for Camden to take a new approach to public safety, with a new police force operated by the county.
"We have explored our options and the best model for us is shared services," he says. "In Camden, it's well-known we have an uptick in violence; we have to enter into a new paradigm and make residents feel safe and that's the only reason we're doing this."
Camden City Council President Frank Moran, who was born and raised in Camden, says even with financial help, Camden is struggling to protect itself.
"We are under a transitional aid agreement with the state and every year the state will reduce our aid and it's what the governor has implemented," Moran says. "Unfortunately we have to live with [it], so we have to do everything in our power to be creative."

Since Camden has no real tax base, they need help from county or state residents.  The Republican plan in state governments is to cut state taxes and leave local communities on their own.  This screws inner cities and rural areas and benefits the already wealthy suburbs.  In the Republican plan, this is a feature, not a bug.  So the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and any semblance of an equal opportunity for all goes out the window.