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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not dumb at all.  650,000 people have no representation. That is an outrage. At the same time, I don't want to give 60 square miles 2 senators either.

Makes perfect sense. Maryland would move up to top 16 in population. Save tax dollars with more economies of scale.[/quote]

Those 60 square miles have more people than Vermont or Wyoming, and they get two Senators.[/quote]

No need to make another stupid mistake[/quote]

It's hard to see DC being economically sustainable as a state, particularly if the level of direct federal payments were to drop.  A direct commuter tax is a political non-starter.  [b]VT and WY are sustainable as states because they have relatively low concentrations of urban poor and can spread demand and funding for state services across a broader economic base. [/b] While DC has pockets of wealth, it needs to/chooses to provide social services at a high level (well, at least high cost level) to a substantial needy population.  Moreover, if DC were to raise taxes on businesses in a short-sighted move, many trade associations, etc. would easily decamp to Rosslyn or Bethesda.   Ask yourself for examples of other US cities that are basically self-sustaining with no broader state aid.  There aren't any.[/quote]This is a bullshit argument.  You don't get political representation based on how many poor people live in the area or whether you have corrupt politicians.  Civil rights and liberties are not based on whether you and your fellow residents are good, financially secure people -- otherwise Louisiana and Illinois would have lost their Senators by now (corruption) and so would Mississippi (poverty).[/quote]

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