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10B is not a tiny budget. https://sfmayor.org/sites/default/files/CSF_Budget_Book_2017_Final_CMYK_LowRes.pdf https://sfmayor.org/sites/default/files/CSF_Budget

• slg 8y ago
  It is misleading to cite an overall budget total without considering the context. San Francisco has a larger population than a number of states and that population grows when you include the commuting population which is less of a factor at the state level. There is also the simple fact that liberals generally prefer a larger government than conservatives. San Francisco is one of the most liberal cities with one of the largest city budgets. You shouldn't compare it to some of the smallest and most conservative states with the smallest state budgets. Either way, my original comment was that it is hard to create these program "on the city or even state level".
  • bassman9000 8y ago
    According to http://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/san-francisco-population/ http://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/san-francisco-pop... SF pop is 870,887. Budget for 17/18 is 10,106 millions, which make it $11,604 per capita: that means more budget per capita than most states, except Minnesota, Washington, Kentucky, Wyoming, Oregon, and North Dakota. Your first point was City budgets are tiny compared to state budgets which are tiny compared to the federal budgets. which is simply not true when speaking of SF. You shouldn't compare it to some of the smallest and most conservative states with the smallest state budgets. You're saying I should cherry pick the data so SF doesn't look that bad in comparison?