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$9.6 Billion: San Francisco's Annual Budget More Than 13 Other States

We spotted this interesting stat today:

"In 2010, the budget totaled $6.4 billion in a city with 805,000 people, meaning the city spent nearly $8,000 per capita. Six years later, the $9.6 billion budget is paying for services for 865,000 residents, or $11,100 per capita. Inflation explains a little of that increase, but certainly not all of it."

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