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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not dumb at all.  650,000 people have no representation. That is an outrage. At the same time, I don't want to give 60 square miles 2 senators either.

Makes perfect sense. Maryland would move up to top 16 in population. Save tax dollars with more economies of scale.[/quote]

Those 60 square miles have more people than Vermont or Wyoming, and they get two Senators.[/quote]

No need to make another stupid mistake[/quote]

It's hard to see DC being economically sustainable as a state, particularly if the level of direct federal payments were to drop.  A direct commuter tax is a political non-starter.  VT and WY are sustainable as states because they have relatively low concentrations of urban poor and can spread demand and funding for state services across a broader economic base.  While DC has pockets of wealth, it needs to/chooses to provide social services at a high level (well, at least high cost level) to a substantial needy population.  Moreover, if DC were to raise taxes on businesses in a short-sighted move, many trade associations, etc. would easily decamp to Rosslyn or Bethesda.   Ask yourself for examples of other US cities that are basically self-sustaining with no broader state aid.  There aren't any.[/quote]

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