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[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]

But unlike Fairfax County, our Council must also address significant "state" issues. We don't get off the hook from providing the services that a state normally would. Things like Medicare, etc.[/quote]

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