Cavalier Johnson: “Almost half a billion dollars of pressure every year. Thirty…”

“State funding to Milwaukee was frozen for decades. Adjusted for inflation, that's $250 million. We're no longer getting pension obligations that used to cost us nothing. Now $200 million a year. Almost half a billion dollars of pressure every year. Thirty years in the making. So now you know what I know. You've seen the real number. You've seen the real gap. Now I want to hear from you. Six questions, two minutes.” (02:04–02:10)

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