$500 million runs our sewage, water and other self supporting systems. They pay for themselves, they're off the team. So already we're working with less of what's left. A huge portion is already spoken for. Pension payments, debt, healthcare, borrowing costs. We have to pay for those non negotiable. So the number keeps getting less and less. Now here's what we're actually talking about. $685 million. That's what funds are. Rows. Libraries, health services, housing, public works, fire and police. (00:37–00:44)
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Asserts that pension payments, debt, healthcare, and borrowing costs are non-negotiable expenses in Milwaukee's budget.
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