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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I drove to DC today and it was a ghost town with mostly homeless people, tents, and the smell of weed stinking the air. It's definitely different than 2 years a go. [/quote]

I had to meet someone at City Center on Tuesday, and it was deserted.   The high-end stores had no one in them and there were only security guards and landscapers in the big courtyard.  It was beautifully decorated, but no one to appreciate it.
The loss of population is one thing for the city, but the bigger issue it the loss of day time population.  The city's economy relies heavily on office workers and tourism.  If neither is returning to the City, what is the tax base?  The Feds cannot carry it all.  
The City always talks about a commuter tax, maybe they should offer a commuter incentive to get people back to their offices even if they can work from home.[/quote]
What’s interesting is that DC is going the opposite direction and taking steps during COVID to make the city increasingly unfriendly to commuters which creates a negative feedback loop. [/quote]

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