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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also if the residential areas form their own state, no more DC appropriations. You’ll need to fund those services on your own. [/quote]

Your privilege slip is showing, DC is self-funded via taxes. [/quote]

No DC receives additional federal payments through its appropriations beyond the operating budget. Sure there are negatives, no commuter tax, but that would be a bad idea now. Business and organizations can just relocate to where their employees live and anyone who works in federal buildings within the new, smaller DC would still be exempt from taxation. I’m not sure it’s that much a win for DC residents, but’s it’s definitely a win for democrats who want two more senators. [/quote]

So ignorant. Kentucky gets appropriations. Alaska gets appropriations. Mississippi gets appropriations.  :oops: Your point is no point. [/quote]

Yes every state receives federal funds. For example, all states receive highway funding. I am speaking about the DC Appropriations bill where DC gets several hundred million dollars in addition to the funds available to all states. Those appropriations fund tuition assistance grants, courts, and prisons, and other services. DC will have to fund or cut those programs when it is a state. A commuter tax may not bring in as much as DC anticipates if Virginia and Maryland also impose commuter taxes. Do more people from Md and Va work in the non-federal parts of DC or do more DC residents work outside of DC? I'd guess the latter.[/quote]

So dumb. DC is actually one of least funded states: https://taxfoundation.org/federal-aid-reliance-rankings/[/quote]

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