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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What am I missing here?  DC is the size of a city, whereas states are composed of multiple cities.  Why should DC get as much?  I'm not being snarky and I'm not republican, I'm just not sure Why DC should get the same amount when it's the size of a city?[/quote]

It has a bigger population than several states and more covid cases than many states.[/quote]

And DC pays WAY more in tax dollars per capita than many states.  And it gets FAR less from the federal government, with this coronavirus bill a great example.

Imagine if San Francisco or Charleston, SC was cut off from a state and in this weird 'district' situation where:
-  700,000 people lived there
- the economy was very strong due to being both a govt and creative center with tech and legal services and journalism and research hospitals and universities
- due to the strong economy, residents paid high taxes
BUT
- they had no senators or reps to advocate for them
- due to no senators or reps, they continually got screwed and shortchanged by Congress

Imagine if you did that to SF or Charleston right now.  People would scream bloody murder, and rightfully so.

It's easy to split DC into a capitol district that includes only federal land, and a real city that includes where everyone lives, which would be greater population than several states.  And then make the city a state.

That would be good for the country, and it would be good for DC workers and DC schoolkids.  The only people who it would be bad for are Mitch McConnell and his rightwing-billionaire donors, who would lose votes in the Senate.  That's why conservatives don't want DC people to have real representation.
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