I read municipal bond prospectuses for fun in my spare time. What do you do? Here are Baltimore County's top taxpayers, as listed in bond documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

1. BGE: $26.4 million
2. Verizon: $10.4 million
3. Merritt Management Group: $3.3 million
4. TRP Suburban: $1.7 million
5. Oak Campus Partners: $1.6 million
6. Towson Town Center: $1.6 million
7. Wal Mart: $1.5 million
8. Comcast: $1.5 million
9. Maryland Health & Higher Education (who is this?)
10. Sparrows Point steel mill: $1.1 million
11. White Marsh Mall: $1 million
12. Cellco Partnership: $891,000
13. Security Land Development: $889,000
14. McCormick: $883,000
15. Home Depot: $823,000