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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What if people actually born in DC (like me!) Were given a form of reparation - no federal taxes. Everyone else did knowingly move into a district, not a state.[/quote]

Why do you deserve any type of reparation?  The conditions of DC have been known since 1801.  Those who choose to move into the city, do so knowing that there will be taxation and no representation because it is federal property and not a state.  You paid no taxes when you were a minor.  Your parents voluntarily chose to live in the jurisdiction that had no congressional representation.  When you were old enough to pay taxes, you had the option to move out of the city if you so chose.  Everyone that pays federal taxes has the choice to move to a state that has political representation or choose to live in the federal jurisdiction that has taxation but no representation.  It is a choice that you've made.

There are many reasons why there needs to be federal property that is not under the control of any state.[/quote]

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