Re:Philadelphia budget data visualization
by bengarvey on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @12:42PM
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Not even the worst of it. All the firefighter and police pension expenses are in the Finance Department.
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Re:Philadelphia budget data visualization
by wgoodwin on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @01:35PM
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I was going to say that 20% seems exceptionally low, but I see how the pensions were being backed out.
Fire and public safety, and their corresponding pensions, make up the bulk (like often >50%) of all municipal expenditures.