Baltimore’s Mayor Wants to Charge American Taxpayers for $20 Million in Riot DamagesByTop Right Newson May 27, 2015
by Brooke Bosca | Top Right News The City of Baltimore has done a preliminary cost analysis of the recent riots and calculated that the damage amounts to at least $20 million. As TRNreported during the mayhem, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake admitted in a press conference that she gave instructions for police to give “those who wished to destroy” the “space” to do so… And destroy they did. Dozens of storefronts were smashed, hundreds of cars vandalized and countless businesses looted. In addition, 159 fires were set, destroying dozens of buildings, including a home for senior citizens. She reaped what she sewed. So now guess who she wants to pay for it. YOU! That’s right. 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. “The city remains on strong financial footing,” Raymond said. “Hopefully, with the FEMA reimbursement, it will reduce the financial stress that we’re under. In terms of the city’s overall revenue structure, we’re on firm footing and we’ll move forward.” Both Gov. Larry Hogan and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake have requested federal aid.
FEMA? Huh? This wasn’t a flood, hurricane or tornado. It was a self-immolating race riot. Get that, America? Baltimore wants YOU to pay for its riots.
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