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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Baltimore Wants to Charge American Taxpayers for the $20 Million in Riot Damages

By clyde - May 28, 2015

The City of Baltimore has done a preliminary cost analysis of the recent riots and decided that the damage amounts to some $20 million. And now the city wants to send the bill to FEMA and have all the rest of us pay their bill.

The city has come up with its estimate and is planning on using discretionary funds for some of the costs. But tucked into the Baltimore Sun story is this…

Henry J. Raymond, Baltimore’s finance director, said the city can temporarily cover the costs from its rainy day fund while seeking reimbursement for up to 75 percent from Federal Emergency Management Agency.

TO READ MORE: http://gopthedailydose.com/2015/05/28/baltimore-wants-to-charge-american-taxpayers-for-the-20-million-in-riot-damages/

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