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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bigger question you should ask is how fiscal transfers from the federal government will be affected by DC statehood. [b]The Feds contribute a lot of money for DC's education system, plus shared maintenance agreements for land, streets, public space, etc. [/b]

Will those fiscal transfers on a per capita basis decline if DC gets statehood? Will the Federal government transfer large swaths of land to the DC state - eg, Rock Creek Park, Whitehaven Parkway, etc - and thus the state of DC is now on the hook for maintenance?

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The Feds pay the same amount, or less to DC for these things than they do to the 50 states. There is no more "federal payment" and in fact, DC pays more per capita in Federal tax than 22 states...certainly more than the "taker" states.

The Feds contribute ZERO to our parks and roads. Those are local dollars, except for a few roads that qualify for federal matching, as similar roads do in different states and cities.[/quote]

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