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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in DC and oppose Statehood because the city is the siege of the Federal gvt. If you think that the gvt is corrupted now, wait until a senator from DC gets his/her pet projects funded.. 
I would favor giving the DC citizen the choice to vote either in Virginia or Maryland OR not paying Federal taxes (taxation without representation). 
[b]I bet everyone would chose no taxes [/b]... which would mean a town attracting LOTS of people/companies/.. .. which would mean LOTS of revenues (for the city). 
Win-win-win...
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Nope. DC would become a tax haven for high net worth individuals. It would permanently and irrevocably distort our housing and commercial real estate markets.

I’m proud to pay my taxes. I believe in the things they support and I believe that rights come with responsibilities. But I do really dislike not having a say in legislative matters of national importance. That has been meaningful to me in my tenure as a DC resident.[/quote]

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