You're a target, the Democrat machine just hasn't seen a reason to hover its crosshairs over you...yet. 

Moreover, when you really break it down, the fact is that the Democrats are utilizing your money to keep their political ambitions safe. New Yorkers, in particular, are paying about $50,000 a day on expenses for this trial whether they like it or not. According to NewsNation, trial attorney Mercedes Colwin estimates that this trial could cost up to $2 million: 

“If you look at a six-week trial and you’re talking about all these other factors involved to make sure that former President Trump is safe, that the jurors are safe, that the judge is safe, all of the individuals that are involved in this trial (are safe),” Colwin told NewsNation, “$50,000 a day to ensure that all of these safety precautions are taken is not something that would be out of the realm of reality.”

That estimation was made midway through April. Given the amount of officers the city had to shell out to keep the courthouse safe during proceedings, that number might be even higher. 

The sad part is that while the Democrats exuberantly shell out the cash to put on this show trial for their benefit and their benefit alone, New York is actually suffering from some funding egregious problems.

For instance, New York is facing budgetary issues with its sanitation and pollution control according to New York City Comptroller Brad Landis. In his testimony on New York's 2024 preliminary budget, he mentioned "major increases" in projects "related to water pollution control, sanitation, and citywide equipment, resiliency, and energy efficiency," but aren't getting it due to budget constraints brought on by housing issues for migrants and budget cuts. He anticipates that unfunded mandates are becoming a problem, and that by 2027 there could be a budgeting gap of over $11 billion. 

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli brought up that the city's educations system, specifically the city's pre-K programs are going unfunded as well: 

DiNapoli’s report anticipates unfunded Department of Education risks will rise to nearly $1.9 billion by FY 2028. The city does not address how it will support $92 million in funding for its 3-K program, which provides free preschool for 3-year-olds. Funding for this program was previously supported by expiring federal funds.

Then there's NYPD's budget woes, which are continuous but shouldn't go overlooked seeing as how they're being deployed in large numbers to keep the courthouse where Trump is undergoing his trial safe. 

According to the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC), the NYPD is going to be short $1.6 billion in its budget. According to the CBC's analysis, the necessary overtime costs are going to be in the stratosphere and the city doesn't have the cash to cover it: 

In fiscal year 2023, CBC estimates that the NYPD will spend $817 million on overtime, exceeding the $453 million adopted overtime budget by $364 million, including $62 million in State funding for transit system overtime. This level of overspending, 80.5 percent, is similar to fiscal years 2021 and 2022, which had actual overtime costs exceeding the adopted budget by 79.1 percent and 79.4 percent, respectively. While modest additions for overtime spending have been made since the adopted budget, the latest modified fiscal year 2023 overtime budget is still around $250 million below what will be needed by the end of the fiscal year.

The executive budget sets fiscal year 2024 overtime funding at $452 million, well below historical trends. Budgeted overtime should reflect reasonable expectations given management, policy, and history. Uniformed overtime control efforts have not been substantially successful in the past or in this fiscal year; the fiscal year 2024 budget is unrealistic and likely hundreds of millions of dollars too low.

The CBC's projections are likely to be true given the amount of police that are leaving the NYPD for greener pastures. The exodus of personnel from the department has been the subject of a lot of worries in New York, and as the officers deplete, the city becomes more crime-infested. The reason for the exodus? Officers aren't getting paid enough for the long hours they're forced to work in order to make up for the lack of officers. With New York suspending the next few police academy classes, the NYPD isn't going to get reinforced well anytime soon, furthering the problem. 

(READ: The NYPD's Slow Collapse Shows the Domino Effect of Democrat Soft-on-Crime Policies)

So while New York Democrats spend millions of New Yorkers' money to benefit D.C. Democrats, New York is suffering. 

Let them eat cake.