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Interestingly the city does not have a revenue problem as its budget has grown from $2.8 billion to $4.2 billion from 2010 to 2017, much faster than inflation a
by mkempe 8y ago
Interestingly the city does not have a revenue problem as its budget has grown from $2.8 billion to $4.2 billion from 2010 to 2017, much faster than inflation and population growth would justify. And since Seattle already allocated $200 million annually for the estimated 8-10 thousand homeless, clearly there is a fundamental problem with spending and efficiency.
- mulmen 8y agoDo you have numbers on this? I don't doubt this is a problem but I just don't have the data to back it up.
- mkempe 8y agoIt's the official city budget minus power utilities (which they merge into the budget for some weird reason). Just look that up. The spending on homeless initiatives includes money allocated directly by the city, plus federal, state, and county. Also easy to research. [1] https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/how-much-do-seattle-and-king-county-spend-on-homelessness/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/how-much-...