WHY SEATTLE IS IN TROUBLE-OPEN THE BOOKS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/06/23/why-the-city-of-seattle
Only in Seattle do the tree trimmers make $160,000 per year!
Today, our investigation is an Editor’s Pick at Forbes: Why Seattle And Their Police Department Is In Trouble.
Our auditors dug into how Seattle is actually spending taxpayer dollars. We found:
- tree trimmers lopped off $160,604
- the chief librarian made $197,704
- electricians earned $271,070
- electrical lineworkers made $307,387
- police officers earned up to $414,543
Last year, 601 city employees out-earned the mayor ($199,593), and the mayor out-earned 49 out of 50 state governors (top pay: $202,000).
The city council member ($131,336) leading the charge to defund the police made more than the members of the New York general assembly — the most highly compensated state legislature in the country ($130,000).
Read our breaking oversight piece at Forbes where we outline all the details.
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