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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Too small to be a state. Can't have 2 senators representing such a small number of people. I don't believe in taxation without representation. So, DC residents should not have to pay federal taxes. They should be treated no differently then Puerto Rico. [/quote] DC residents should not have to pay federal tax, should not be subject a national draft, should have free college for all residents, and should have medicare for all residents, regardless of age/income - or make them a state. [/quote] If you treat DC like Puerto Rico then DC residents who do not work for the federal government would be exempt from federal income tax. They would still pay Medicare, social security, and other taxes. And the 20 percent or so who work for the government would not be exempt from any taxes. You would get fewer federal benefits yet pay close to the same amount. Makes no sense. [/quote]
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