Just makes the headlines because it is so grossly ridiculous.
Bet they are paying tens of thousands of folks $10K - $50K/yr.
You can sort of tell - when you see “city worker” types in nice neighborhoods with new cars.
The criminals have found they can get into government and “legally” extort and steal money from all the rest of us.
This gross exaggerated criminal activity has to eventually have repercussions.