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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in the Dupont area. The deterioration has sadly set in.
Lots of closed businesses, people camping near the circle in tents, drug deals in recessed areas and police nowhere to be found. The [b]tax base has surely eroded[/b], so the Mayor might at last face some backlash for neglecting the business base. Not to mention neglecting the residential base. [/quote]

This plus empty buildings downtown. DC is not in the red, but I wonder if they are starting to freak out about the potential to be in the future?  I am speculating this is on of the reason DC politicians have been so focused on vaccinating "essential workers" (meaning the 75% who come into the city to work) over residents. Just to rev things up again?
Once the Feds start relocating - like the FBI Headquarters--, businesses stay hybrid, I'm actually kind of freaking out at what DC will look like.  I would call DC kind of business neutral to hostile (not protecting businesses from vandalism last spring for example). We have a lot of attitude about not courting businesses. The arm and leg charged to businesses like restaurants in rent (and tax write offs for the realtors when these properties lie fallow). So many loopholes for developers, but love for businesses? I see a crash coming. Do you?[/quote]

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