Should Northern Virginia be its own State?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NoVa wants no part of DC. No me gusta.

Why not? It will be dark blue

Easy. DC is an overtaxed horribly run city that’s become more and more segregated between the rich and the poor.

Alexandria has an actual car tax.

Lol. That’s the best you could come up with? I agree with the PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm firmly of the belief that Northern Virginia should be its own state. No longer should we have to subsidize others in the rest of Virginia, we should be our own state once and for all.

We would probably be the best run state within the union; and envy for others throughout this great country

Very exceedingly dumb idea. And I am a Dem and I literally hate Republicans and I make no excuses for it.

Dems in NoVa and to a lesser extent metro Richmond have paid the the state institutions of Virginia, from VTech to UVA to WM to VCU, and we would lose all of them if the state splits. NoVa would have to capitalize an entirely new state university system. NoVa would initially have by far the highest income and property tax rates in the country, as NoVa establishes public assets and a credit rating. NoVa’s Dem votes might be cancelled out by the redder votes in ROVA. And right now there are five statewide elected officials: Gov, LtGov, Atty Gen, and 2 US Senators. All are Dems. There is no reason to divide the state.

OP, you’re a troll, or an idiot. Maybe both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Troll. Or stupid.

Right now Virginia is a blue state with two Dem Senators. If we split, Northern VA has two Dem Senators and Real VA has two Repub ones, canceling us out.

There's a bunch of this pseudo liberal trolling on this site now. Don't be taken in.

Allowed by the owner of the page. Even facts and evidence that are contrary to socialism and democrats get censored. Total cesspool.

[Anonymous]

No reason to split now that Dems control everything. I would prefer if NoVa could keep more of their money to invest in infrastructure, but I mostly want NoVa to be able to make their own decisions. The state prevented Arlington from charging a tax on hotels for no other reason than to harm Arlington financially. Time for payback.

Also have no interest in joining DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm firmly of the belief that Northern Virginia should be its own state. No longer should we have to subsidize others in the rest of Virginia, we should be our own state once and for all.

We would probably be the best run state within the union; and envy for others throughout this great country

Let me guess, are you a Democrat?

troll, the second line is definitely trolling and not genuine

Why? I'm a northern VA democrat and also believe we shouldn't have to subsidize the rest of the state to the extent that we do. Particularly when it comes to roads. There is no reason for our traffic to look the way it does given the amount of money we send to Richmond.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NoVa wants no part of DC. No me gusta.

Why not? It will be dark blue

DC is horribly run.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NoVa wants no part of DC. No me gusta.

Why not? It will be dark blue

Easy. DC is an overtaxed horribly run city that’s become more and more segregated between the rich and the poor.

Alexandria has an actual car tax.

Lol. That’s the best you could come up with? I agree with the PP.

Yeah no one in NOVA wants to be part of the mess that is DC politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm firmly of the belief that Northern Virginia should be its own state. No longer should we have to subsidize others in the rest of Virginia, we should be our own state once and for all.

We would probably be the best run state within the union; and envy for others throughout this great country

Well I don't know about best run state but this idea has been floated around for years.
There was an entire news story series done on it not too long ago by some local newspaper.
And I am sure it's not the first and won't be the last.
The series explained why the idea was nearly impossible.
I am too lazy to search for it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm firmly of the belief that Northern Virginia should be its own state. No longer should we have to subsidize others in the rest of Virginia, we should be our own state once and for all.

We would probably be the best run state within the union; and envy for others throughout this great country

Let me guess, are you a Democrat?

troll, the second line is definitely trolling and not genuine

Why? I'm a northern VA democrat and also believe we shouldn't have to subsidize the rest of the state to the extent that we do. Particularly when it comes to roads. There is no reason for our traffic to look the way it does given the amount of money we send to Richmond.

This dynamic exists in nearly every state; it’s not unique to Virginia. Higher-income areas subsidize lower-income areas. It’s also the reality on a national scale: wealthier (i.e. “donor”) states subsidize poorer states.

[Anonymous]

I’m a Democrat and very much hope that doesn’t happen. The equity mission of Arlington dems has run this county and school system in the ground. Wonder why we didn’t teach any new material in the spring? EQUITY!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm firmly of the belief that Northern Virginia should be its own state. No longer should we have to subsidize others in the rest of Virginia, we should be our own state once and for all.

We would probably be the best run state within the union; and envy for others throughout this great country

Let me guess, are you a Democrat?

troll, the second line is definitely trolling and not genuine

Why? I'm a northern VA democrat and also believe we shouldn't have to subsidize the rest of the state to the extent that we do. Particularly when it comes to roads. There is no reason for our traffic to look the way it does given the amount of money we send to Richmond.

This dynamic exists in nearly every state; it’s not unique to Virginia. Higher-income areas subsidize lower-income areas. It’s also the reality on a national scale: wealthier (i.e. “donor”) states subsidize poorer states.

Of course northern Va subsidizes the rest of Va and that’s not going to change, but our infrastructure should be paid from those tax revenues too. We shouldn’t pay taxes to build a road and then tolls on top of that to use it. At least the latest toll on 66 is required to be reinvested in NoVa.

[Anonymous]

Nope, not unless we can still get in-state tuition to VT, VCU, UVA, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm firmly of the belief that Northern Virginia should be its own state. No longer should we have to subsidize others in the rest of Virginia, we should be our own state once and for all.

We would probably be the best run state within the union; and envy for others throughout this great country

Let me guess, are you a Democrat?

troll, the second line is definitely trolling and not genuine

Why? I'm a northern VA democrat and also believe we shouldn't have to subsidize the rest of the state to the extent that we do. Particularly when it comes to roads. There is no reason for our traffic to look the way it does given the amount of money we send to Richmond.

This dynamic exists in nearly every state; it’s not unique to Virginia. Higher-income areas subsidize lower-income areas. It’s also the reality on a national scale: wealthier (i.e. “donor”) states subsidize poorer states.

I don't care how wide-spread it is. I care about meh tax dollars going to the rest of the state while northern va traffic is a nightmare. Its absolutely unacceptable. And to have the nerve to suggest that northern va add an additional tax to go to our roads! HA! We've already paid taxes that should be paying for our roads. Cut it off at Fredericksburg, Loudon and Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Op, focus your efforts on DC statehood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, not unless we can still get in-state tuition to VT, VCU, UVA, etc.

No worth it.

Those colleges (except maybe UVA) need the funds from northern VA to survive. If northern Virginians have to pay out of state to VCU, may as well go somewhere else that is far better.