DC Finds $240M Surplus--Not Predicted $600M deficit

[Anonymous]

Last year:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Huge-Budget-Cuts-Likely-Coming-to-DC-114415034.html

This year:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2012/01/dc-leaders-talk-240m-surplus-tax-cuts/2151426

Keep bringing in the middle-class residents, please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Keep bringing in the middle-class residents, please.

What to do with all the poor people east of North Capitol...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Keep bringing in the middle-class residents, please.

What to do with all the poor people east of North Capitol...

Generous Section 8 housing vouchers. If you rent, you can get a much better bang for your buck in the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

I heard The council is pissed off. The are talking about firing people! I know crazy, but they left a lot of money on the table. I think they are going into emergent session to divide( oh I mean get to the bottom) of this. Of course, the session will be secrete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard The council is pissed off. The are talking about firing people! I know crazy, but they left a lot of money on the table. I think they are going into emergent session to divide( oh I mean get to the bottom) of this. Of course, the session will be secrete.

Not sure why they'd be looking to fire people. From what I heard, the surplus was largely due to much higher revenues than expected. Part of that was the explosive growth in new residents with incomes over $100k.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:
Not sure why they'd be looking to fire people. From what I heard, the surplus was largely due to much higher revenues than expected. Part of that was the explosive growth in new residents with incomes over $100k.

This simply can't be right. We were assured over and over again that Gray's election would cause a shortage of moving vans as the entire Ward 3 population moved to Maryland. I have avoided Connecticut Avenue for a year in order not be run over. You sure mean "the explosive grown of residents with incomes over $100k relocating out of the District", don't you?

[Anonymous]

I think they found the money in Harry Thomas Jr.'s sock drawer.

[Anonymous]

"We were assured over and over again that Gray's election would cause a shortage of moving vans as the entire Ward 3 population moved to Maryland. I have avoided Connecticut Avenue for a year in order not be run over. "

No one's moving because they believe that Gray is the last hurrah for DC's old guard of Barry era politicos. Gray will be a one term clock puncher (if he's not recalled first).

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Not sure why they'd be looking to fire people. From what I heard, the surplus was largely due to much higher revenues than expected. Part of that was the explosive growth in new residents with incomes over $100k.

This simply can't be right. We were assured over and over again that Gray's election would cause a shortage of moving vans as the entire Ward 3 population moved to Maryland. I have avoided Connecticut Avenue for a year in order not be run over. You sure mean "the explosive grown of residents with incomes over $100k relocating out of the District", don't you?

In the immortal words of Larry Summers, "There are idiots. Look around!"

[Anonymous]

They just got scared. It will be gone soon! Did you know the auto show is in town?

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Not sure why they'd be looking to fire people. From what I heard, the surplus was largely due to much higher revenues than expected. Part of that was the explosive growth in new residents with incomes over $100k.

This simply can't be right. We were assured over and over again that Gray's election would cause a shortage of moving vans as the entire Ward 3 population moved to Maryland. I have avoided Connecticut Avenue for a year in order not be run over. You sure mean "the explosive grown of residents with incomes over $100k relocating out of the District", don't you?

They said they were going to take their ball and go home. Apparently they were quite literal in their threat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they found the money in Harry Thomas Jr.'s sock drawer.

That or the new speed camera on Foxhall is raking in big revenue.

[Anonymous]

from the article "When we say that $240 million came in, residents want to know what's in it for them."

typical