Taxpayers Pay $2 Billion To Fund 30,000 Public Employees In Baltimore, Audit Shows | The Daily Caller

Taxpayers Pay $2 Billion To Fund 30,000 Public Employees In Baltimore, Audit Shows | The Daily Caller:

Taxpayers have paid nearly $2 billion in federal aid to fund 30,000 public employees in Baltimore at local and federal levels, an audit shows.
Baltimore reportedly has 13,522 employees with a combined payroll that exceeds $821 million annually. The mayor’s office paid $7 million in 2018 for the salaries of 111 employees and $1 million for public relations fees, according to an investigation auditors at OpenTheBooks.com conducted.