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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why hasn't DC gone after her for wage theft?[/quote]

For the same reason DC doesn't go after people with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid tickets; for the same reason DC doesn't go after unlicensed and uninspected food trucks that block bus stops; for the same reason Falcicchio was able to harass for who knows how long, years?; for the same reason that we have known slumlords operating unsafe buildings; for the same reason MPD was able to perform a work stoppage until they got the law passed that they wanted; for the same reason OSSE literally loses special needs kids; for the same reason it rains inside Jackson-Reed High School when there is rain outside.

This Mayor does not give a damn about DC residents and Council does not know a damn thing about accountability. [/quote]

Accountability is hard to do, in part because our electoral system and our government structure make it difficult.

Would a larger Council mean more oversight? Will ranked choice voting make CMs more accountable to the public such that a failure of oversight could be political suicide? [/quote]

DC has a population of roughly 700,000 with 13 council members. Fairfax County has a population of 1 million with 10 board members. I think you can do the math. DC already has more than enough council members.[/quote]

Fairfax County also has a large state government providing many services that the County does not (need to) provide.  In addition, there are three incorporated towns in Fairfax County. So, your argument that 10 for 1m people is sufficient doesn't really hold.

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Other than the VDH and VDOT, I can't think of any other state service that Fairfax County uses. [/quote]

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