It's all tied together. You can't compare the literal banana republics of Central America (one of which I was birthed in, not that that matters) to the money printing machine that is the US. The point is, that developed contries are failing just as miserably to tackle the root problems at hand. Yes stopping crime is always great, but is playing cops and robbers really the best approach?

For anyone interested, a show recommendation: The Wire by David Simon