People’s Budget of Chicago Seeks to Educate, Get Community Input on City Budget – WTTW (Chicago)

Presented as a simplified budget, the city spends $4 on health, $10 on education, $4 on housing, $23 on infrastructure, $24 on community resources and $36 on carceral systems. But the Austin residents’ allocations presented a stark contrast: $17 for health, $22 for education, $17 on housing, $14 on infrastructure, $15 on community resources and $15 on carceral systems.
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Mike
5 years ago

The biggest problem is more money goes out than comes in, and for decades more went to salary and benefit hikes at the expense of funding pensions.

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