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[b]A low or middle-income SES earner who's renting can't expand the tax base like a parent investing in DC real estate and paying property tax, preferably on multiple properties. [/b]The larger the tax base, the more funds available for services to the poor. The more high SES families who stay, the more high SES classmates for low SES kids who benefit from having high SES classmates, and high SES parent watchdogs and fundraisers in DCPS schools. We gain nothing as a city when high SES parents hit the road for lack of schools they're comfortable with.

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Not necessarily true.

Low and middle-income earner who rents is paying more proportionally in taxes (income, sales and indirect property tax) than a wealthy family who itemizes and takes advantage of tax-deferred savings vehicles.

The "best" taxpayers, from the city's perspective, are professional, childless 20- and 30-somethings who use very few city services and spend their disposable income on entertainment and restaurants. Families of all income levels, demand and consume a lot more city services, as do seniors. [/quote]

Please just stop with this line of thinking. We're citizens with equal rights to public services; this does NOT depend on our tax contributions, race, or earnings.  A healthy economy needs to take care of people of ALL levels, educate them, and value their contributions.  A city filled with childless 20-somethings and "high SES" families only would be a terrible place to live.  See SF.  [/quote]

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