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		xxpor on Jan 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Worst-Run Big City in the U.S. – San Francisco... The budget comparison is totally not fair. SF is also a county, so I bet say Muni is in SF's budget. OTOH, Chicago is just a city. How much does Cook County spend in Chicago?

rayiner on Jan 25, 2013 [–]

Fair point. Cook County's total budget is $3 billion. Half the population of Cook County is in Chicago, so add another 1.5 billion (total 7.8 billion).

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