DC Statehood Tax Implications

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Anonymous wrote:This is premature. DC will not get statehood so you shouldn't worry

It just passed the House today.

Which isn’t a Constitutional Amendment. Which is what’s required to turn DC into a state.

Sez some random person anonymously on the internet.

Who is completely unfamiliar with the actual legislation that was passed and therefore totally wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

That will not happen. Businesses will simply move to the burbs. Many businesses have no real need to be in DC. The 3 jurisdictions have a compact that none will tax residents of the others who work in their jurisdictions. Not sure that DC loses out here.

Plenty of businesses have need to be in DC, not only because of colocation benefits but also to attract and retain talented workers who would strongly prefer not to work in a soulless office park in Gaithersburg.

What if commuters don’t return? District officials have to be at least a little concerned over the $ tied to commuters spending money here. I seriously doubt we’ll see feds return to the offices in any significant number and that’s going to have a major ripple effect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

That will not happen. Businesses will simply move to the burbs. Many businesses have no real need to be in DC. The 3 jurisdictions have a compact that none will tax residents of the others who work in their jurisdictions. Not sure that DC loses out here.

Plenty of businesses have need to be in DC, not only because of colocation benefits but also to attract and retain talented workers who would strongly prefer not to work in a soulless office park in Gaithersburg.

What if commuters don’t return? District officials have to be at least a little concerned over the $ tied to commuters spending money here. I seriously doubt we’ll see feds return to the offices in any significant number and that’s going to have a major ripple effect.

That's a good question, but even if not a single employer returns to the butts in seats Monday through Friday paradigm, as long as workers spend at least some time in the office, downtown DC still retains the colocation and lifestyle advantages relative to soulless Gaithersburg office parks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

The commuter tax is a tax on non-resident income. It would not apply to the thousands of people who would still work on the federal district. And if DC imposed it, Va and Md will do the same. It’s likely a net loss for DC.

And they can’t tax the federal bridges or establish a cordon zone with approval from the feds. Neither will happen.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is premature. DC will not get statehood so you shouldn't worry

It just passed the House today.

Which isn’t a Constitutional Amendment. Which is what’s required to turn DC into a state.

Sez some random person anonymously on the internet.

Who is completely unfamiliar with the actual legislation that was passed and therefore totally wrong.

Dude, how many bills have passed the House and don't make it into actual law? Way too many to even count. We all know what passes the House doesn't really matter. OP will never have to worry about DC statehood tax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is premature. DC will not get statehood so you shouldn't worry

It just passed the House today.

Which isn’t a Constitutional Amendment. Which is what’s required to turn DC into a state.

Sez some random person anonymously on the internet.

Who is completely unfamiliar with the actual legislation that was passed and therefore totally wrong.

Dude, how many bills have passed the House and don't make it into actual law? Way too many to even count. We all know what passes the House doesn't really matter. OP will never have to worry about DC statehood tax.

Please list the GOP senators that will vote for this to give it the 60 votes needed in Senate. I'll wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

That will not happen. Businesses will simply move to the burbs. Many businesses have no real need to be in DC. The 3 jurisdictions have a compact that none will tax residents of the others who work in their jurisdictions. Not sure that DC loses out here.

Plenty of businesses have need to be in DC, not only because of colocation benefits but also to attract and retain talented workers who would strongly prefer not to work in a soulless office park in Gaithersburg.

There’s a lot of office space in Arlington right across the river.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

That will not happen. Businesses will simply move to the burbs. Many businesses have no real need to be in DC. The 3 jurisdictions have a compact that none will tax residents of the others who work in their jurisdictions. Not sure that DC loses out here.

Except business want to be in DC, where their employees have a higher quality of life, and where the sports, concerts and theater are located.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC already sets its own sales, property, and income taxes.

No change at all if it becomes a state.

The federal government makes direct payment every year to DC. This would presumably go away if DC becomes a state, and it would be in the same position as Nevada, Utah, Colorado, etc. where the feds own even more of the land.

No, it doesn't and hasn't for a couple of decades. Please stop with the misinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What other dumb azz sht would a newly powerful dc council, as part of the new state of dc, so regarding taxing and spending? Would we look like California that is increasing tons of taxes all over the place? I mean honestly I would just rather be exempt from federal taxes if that was ever proposed rather than vote in Congress.

I just really don’t want a sht ton of taxes to fund summer programs for absentee kids like dc does. I don’t want to pour money down the drain on all these programs to combat poverty that have little other effect than fostering a culture of dependence and poverty anyway. Ugh. Can’t we just become a tax haven. I am liberal as hell. Can’t we legalize prostitution, weed, all drugs, gambling tax that and just leave income taxes low? I hate liberal do goodies who want to pay for types of stuff to grandfather poor people in place. Like projects. I wish we could just let the natural migration of residency follow market demand. If you can’t afford it, why should we pay to house the same generations of families in housing projects?

You all complain about California, the global top 5 of economies on its own. And you complain about DC, a jurisdiction with annual budget surpluses, a $6B rainy day fund, and a AAA bond rating from all of the rating agencies - something most red states would drool over.

Enough, we are a fiscally sound jurisdiction that is not dependent on the federal government to pay or manage our budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is premature. DC will not get statehood so you shouldn't worry

It just passed the House today.

Which isn’t a Constitutional Amendment. Which is what’s required to turn DC into a state.

Nope. Try again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

That will not happen. Businesses will simply move to the burbs. Many businesses have no real need to be in DC. The 3 jurisdictions have a compact that none will tax residents of the others who work in their jurisdictions. Not sure that DC loses out here.

Except business want to be in DC, where their employees have a higher quality of life, and where the sports, concerts and theater are located.

Some do. Many don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is premature. DC will not get statehood so you shouldn't worry

It just passed the House today.

Which isn’t a Constitutional Amendment. Which is what’s required to turn DC into a state.

Sez some random person anonymously on the internet.

Who is completely unfamiliar with the actual legislation that was passed and therefore totally wrong.

Dude, how many bills have passed the House and don't make it into actual law? Way too many to even count. We all know what passes the House doesn't really matter. OP will never have to worry about DC statehood tax.

Please list the GOP senators that will vote for this to give it the 60 votes needed in Senate. I'll wait.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

That will not happen. Businesses will simply move to the burbs. Many businesses have no real need to be in DC. The 3 jurisdictions have a compact that none will tax residents of the others who work in their jurisdictions. Not sure that DC loses out here.

Except business want to be in DC, where their employees have a higher quality of life, and where the sports, concerts and theater are located.

Before COVID yes. But COVID has really changed things. All the businesses that though they needed to be in the center of it all now realize they can get the work done without the overhead. Until those tens of thousands of feds return, I don’t think anyone else will commit to returning in numbers that make a positive difference to the District’s economy. The District govt is going to really need to pressure the federal government to get butts back in seats.