Those who believe the death penalty should be abolished make their case by saying it is expensive, easily replaceable, racially biased, and non-deterrent ("10 Reasons to oppose the death penalty"). Because of the lengthy judicial process, each execution costs taxpayers millions of dollars each year, while an alternative such as life imprisonment would be more cost-effective over time. Furthermore, the number of minority inmates on death row is not proportional to the U.S. population as a whole, and there is no direct correlation between states with death sentences and crime rates. On the other hand, supporters of the death penalty argue that the death sentence is a proportional punishment for a heinous crime, prevents future crimes, benefits the police, and provides closure to the victim's family (“Capital Punishment: Arguments in favor of capital punishment"). A sense of justice is usually achieved when the offender receives an equal punishment for his misdeed and, once executed, will never be able to repeat his crimes again. Furthermore, a death row inmate would instead try to bargain to obtain life imprisonment, aiding law enforcement; and the victim's family would also believe that the criminal was punished to the fullest extent of the law. Capital punishment still retains its relevance today because it directly affects America from the point of view economic, political and social. Not only Americans, but also government officials compete on capital punishment. Even the officials who govern America, as on most issues, disagree on capital punishment in the justice system. Michael Bloomberg, whose term as mayor of New York ended in 2013, was a staunch opponent of the death penalty. He was quoted as saying, "I would rather lock someone up, throw away the key and put him to hard labor, the final punishment the law will impose".