DC Councilmember floats 3 percent tax increase on everyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut the vouchers that triggered a spike in crime. Cut the Chevy Chase Rec Center development project that will enrich developers. That guy needs to go. And cut the and reverse approvals for pot dispensaries basically adjacent to high schools. Total disaster. Anyone notice dispensaries NOT located near schools in WARD 3? Seems to be a feature, not a bug.

These are all executive/mayoral actions. The people voted for Bowser, these are all her agenda items.
Both mayoral candidates support cannibis, support the Chevy Chase redevelopment and support vouchers as a social safety net.

Who is the candidate that supports your agenda items?

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

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Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

Tell me you're 21 years old, without telling me you're 21 years old.

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

That's totally absurd. By your definition, basically everyone who works for the DC or federal government is rich.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not first cut all the waste? DC is spending money like drunk sailors.

What are the specific cuts you propose?

The city spends $25 million a year on "Violence Interrupters." This is a program that basically allows Trayon White and Janeese Lewis George to give taxpayer money to their friends so they can pretend to be police. There's no evidence that it accomplishes anything. Maybe start there?

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

That's totally absurd. By your definition, basically everyone who works for the DC or federal government is rich.

Do you ever wonder why middle America hates coastal elites?

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

Tell me you're 21 years old, without telling me you're 21 years old.

Do you have any idea the average/media income in the District of Columbia?

Hint: well below $250k.

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

Tell me you're 21 years old, without telling me you're 21 years old.

Do you have any idea the average/media income in the District of Columbia?

Hint: well below $250k.

This is just an abuse of statistics and also words.

We have a large number of very poor people (18 percent live under the poverty line) which drags down the average. It's totally normal for DCPS teachers to make six figures, so you're basically arguing that a married couple, both of whom teach art to third graders, are rich.

If you're calling them rich, then "rich" has no meaning.

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

That's totally absurd. By your definition, basically everyone who works for the DC or federal government is rich.

Do you ever wonder why middle America hates coastal elites?

Why are you even on this site if you don't live in the DMV? Be glad that you live in a shitty little town where daycare for your one year old doesn't cost $4,000 per month.

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

That's totally absurd. By your definition, basically everyone who works for the DC or federal government is rich.

Do you ever wonder why middle America hates coastal elites?

Do you ever wonder whether the cost of living varies dramatically US cities, or whether the cost of living is exactly the same for every zip code in the United States?

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

Tell me you're 21 years old, without telling me you're 21 years old.

Do you have any idea the average/media income in the District of Columbia?

Hint: well below $250k.

Average/mean income is stupid when you have such a gigantic percentage of the population that doesn’t work at all.

Median income for the district of Columbia is — you ready? $109k/ yr !!! Multiply that by two and you get 218,000. Which means that two people living together in an apartment making 250,000 or slightly above the median are not “rich.” They’re middle class BY DEFINITION. For DC. Which is a different and much more expensive city than Minot ND and Greenville SC

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser tells city council we don't need tax hikes and that it shouldn't make tax policy with zero public input. I think we might miss Bowser when she's gone.

https://x.com/maustermuhle/status/2061830072856641927/photo/1

Couples who make more than $250,000 are rich?

Uh, yes?

A married couple who are both teachers in DCPS, and who have two kids, are rich?

If you think $250k+ household income isn't doing pretty well, I don't know what to tell you.

Tell me you're 21 years old, without telling me you're 21 years old.

Do you have any idea the average/media income in the District of Columbia?

Hint: well below $250k.

Average/mean income is stupid when you have such a gigantic percentage of the population that doesn’t work at all.

Median income for the district of Columbia is — you ready? $109k/ yr !!! Multiply that by two and you get 218,000. Which means that two people living together in an apartment making 250,000 or slightly above the median are not “rich.” They’re middle class BY DEFINITION. For DC. Which is a different and much more expensive city than Minot ND and Greenville SC

Errr... The mean household income is $109k. You don't multiply that by two to get the household income.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not first cut all the waste? DC is spending money like drunk sailors.

What are the specific cuts you propose?

Total spending by the DC government has gone up by about 30 percent over the past five years. Has your salary gone up by 30 percent in five years?

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Anonymous wrote:Why not first cut all the waste? DC is spending money like drunk sailors.

What are the specific cuts you propose?

DC is giving restaurants $50,000 each. Why is the city giving $50,000 to for-profit businesses?

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Anonymous wrote:Why not first cut all the waste? DC is spending money like drunk sailors.

What are the specific cuts you propose?

DC is giving restaurants $50,000 each. Why is the city giving $50,000 to for-profit businesses?

Because they are getting CRUSHED by DOGE cuts. Would you rather than all go out of business?