DC TAG and big brutal bill

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

It might also mean that parents weren't applying for DCTAG in large enough numbers to exhaust the funds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:AI says there is no impact and it isn’t listed in the text.

Don’t use AI to read legislation.

Was it wrong? No. It wasn’t. BBB had no mention of DC TAG.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

PP here, and I am! The benefit was originally meant for all DC residents. Setting income eligibility thresholds creates administrative burdens (making it more cumbersome to administer and harder for the people who are eligible to actually get the benefit). It also tends to drive down support for a benefit. There’s a reason Medicare is much harder to cut than Medicaid!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

PP here, and I am! The benefit was originally meant for all DC residents. Setting income eligibility thresholds creates administrative burdens (making it more cumbersome to administer and harder for the people who are eligible to actually get the benefit). It also tends to drive down support for a benefit. There’s a reason Medicare is much harder to cut than Medicaid!

Not to mention it's intended to provide an alternative for DC residents to state schools, which don't have income limits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

DC spends a tiny fraction of what other states do on higher education. In other states there is no HHI cap on getting in-state tuition. There is nothing unfair about DC TAG or a similar DC funded program going to UMC/MC families. I understand that federal money pays for this now, but in other states, federal money goes to universities which in turn offer in state tuition.

The likely end of DC TAG is another factor in me leaving DC for MD or VA. So congrats I guess.

[Anonymous]

I expect the income cap is mostly symbolic. How many families making over $525k per year (in DC or the MD/VA suburbs) would even allow their child to apply to a state school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect the income cap is mostly symbolic. How many families making over $525k per year (in DC or the MD/VA suburbs) would even allow their child to apply to a state school?

A lot. The United States has excellent public universities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

PP here, and I am! The benefit was originally meant for all DC residents. Setting income eligibility thresholds creates administrative burdens (making it more cumbersome to administer and harder for the people who are eligible to actually get the benefit). It also tends to drive down support for a benefit. There’s a reason Medicare is much harder to cut than Medicaid!

There is likely already no public support outside of D.C. for this benefit. Personally, I would support it even if my household is no longer eligible for it, but I also don’t get to vote for a lawmaker who has a vote on the matter in either chamber, so who cares what I think about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

Do you also think in state tuition at state schools should be means tested?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect the income cap is mostly symbolic. How many families making over $525k per year (in DC or the MD/VA suburbs) would even allow their child to apply to a state school?

Berkeley, UCLA, Michigan, UVA, Georgia Tech? Plenty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect the income cap is mostly symbolic. How many families making over $525k per year (in DC or the MD/VA suburbs) would even allow their child to apply to a state school?

Do you know how many obscenely rich kids go to UVA, Michigan, UCLA, etc.?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

PP here, and I am! The benefit was originally meant for all DC residents. Setting income eligibility thresholds creates administrative burdens (making it more cumbersome to administer and harder for the people who are eligible to actually get the benefit). It also tends to drive down support for a benefit. There’s a reason Medicare is much harder to cut than Medicaid!

There is likely already no public support outside of D.C. for this benefit. Personally, I would support it even if my household is no longer eligible for it, but I also don’t get to vote for a lawmaker who has a vote on the matter in either chamber, so who cares what I think about it?

Because DC residents need to make noise when the federal government takes things away from us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

PP here, and I am! The benefit was originally meant for all DC residents. Setting income eligibility thresholds creates administrative burdens (making it more cumbersome to administer and harder for the people who are eligible to actually get the benefit). It also tends to drive down support for a benefit. There’s a reason Medicare is much harder to cut than Medicaid!

There is likely already no public support outside of D.C. for this benefit. Personally, I would support it even if my household is no longer eligible for it, but I also don’t get to vote for a lawmaker who has a vote on the matter in either chamber, so who cares what I think about it?

Because DC residents need to make noise when the federal government takes things away from us.

Sure, but what’s the incentive for anyone in the federal government to listen? Literally the only thing we can do is make noise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The newest appropriations bill (https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee-mark.pdf) has it cut to 20million from 40 million as it has been since 2016.

Martin Austermuhle wrote that the bill actually increases the payment per student from $10K to $15K: https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/1947063479367499880

This is also true.

Yup, both true. The upshot, I assume, is that the HHI cap on eligibility will come down significantly.

Well, I mean, I'm not against that.

PP here, and I am! The benefit was originally meant for all DC residents. Setting income eligibility thresholds creates administrative burdens (making it more cumbersome to administer and harder for the people who are eligible to actually get the benefit). It also tends to drive down support for a benefit. There’s a reason Medicare is much harder to cut than Medicaid!

There is likely already no public support outside of D.C. for this benefit. Personally, I would support it even if my household is no longer eligible for it, but I also don’t get to vote for a lawmaker who has a vote on the matter in either chamber, so who cares what I think about it?

Because DC residents need to make noise when the federal government takes things away from us.

Sure, but what’s the incentive for anyone in the federal government to listen? Literally the only thing we can do is make noise.

Yes, correct. Make enough noise, sometimes it gets results. Doing nothing will definitely result in nothing.

Also, play the long game. The 2025 recission of DC budget dollars got a lot of attention. People around the country now know about it and understood that it was wrong. If/when Democrats are back in power, ensuring they understand the issues DC faces and the wrongs they have to right will be important.