Florida’s Chief Financial Officer has so far uncovered nearly $1.9 billion in what he calls “wasteful spending” amongst eleven cities and counties across the state.
Blaise Ingoglia says Palm Beach County has spent the most, at $344 million last year alone. He says about 80 percent of that excessive spending was on unnecessary government growth.
“They’re adding people. They’re adding employees. They are giving employees raises. And that’s why they don’t want to cut because they just hired these people, not needing them in the first place.”…