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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC government hates rich people. Just look at the map for the "mansion tax' the DC council approved  https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/proposed-mansion-tax-generate-tax-revenue-from-small-group-of-property-owners/?mc_cid=eed06d5396&mc_eid=68de121bf0[/quote]

New York has had a Mansion Tax for many years. It's been in place since 1989. NYC imposed a progressive Mansion Tax starting in 2019.

Does NY hate rich people? Has it damaged property prices in NYC?[/quote]

Here is what is crazy though about DC vs. NYC.  DC imposed a "mansion" tax, yet still has a very robust high-end property market...and it's simple to move out of DC.  If you are upset about your Georgetown property tax, you can sell and easily move across the river to some nice neighborhoods in Arlington.  It may actually reduce your commute to downtown DC because they have a bunch of metro stops, while Georgetown has none.

As anyone who knows NYC will tell you...it's not a simple move across the river to NJ or moving to Westchester.  You just went from possibly a walkable commute to a one hour+ commute.  Also, it's not like taxes in those places are low either.
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I have quite a few friends who live in Georgetown and no one is clamering to leave.[/quote]

“Clamoring” and, yes, my friends are leaving and my NYC friends have already left or are finishing the school year, but buying now. I left DC for VA and took my tax dollars with me. This is what smart people do. I lucked out in VA with public schools and Universities and now will retire to Florida -again, for tax reasons - where the DC and NY people are already heading.[/quote]

Oh please. My kids are grown. You will end up looking like every old suburbanite. I'm not interested. I will keep my high income in the city. I would NEVER live in FL so we are very different people. Would like to stay in a place that is not racist. [/quote]

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