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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish organizations and folks who would pay taxes in any other area would pay their fair share in DC. That's all I'm asking. [/quote] I understand, but I think the issue is more complex than that. DC certainly is able to impose a commuter tax or something similar that would hit schools and other businesses; plenty of other cities do that, and I recall reading it has been proposed in DC many times. But while a commuter tax may bring in immediate revenue, it also often drives people and businesses out of the city, which results in much great losses of jobs and revenue for the city. Given the significant infrastructure and business-friendly climates of Bethesda and NoVA, I suspect a new local tax like that would have similar negative results here. No one can argue with you wanting MD & VA people to "pay their fair share" to DC, but you should consider that maybe they're already paying a share in other ways by patronizing DC businesses.[/quote]
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