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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If possible too would it be possible to add a tax over the bridges leading to and from VA into the district?  This could generate significant $ and encourage people to be smarter regarding their commuting choices once we get back to normal conditions.[/quote]

You don’t get it. Companies don’t have to be in DC. They would just move their offices to VA. [/quote]

Companies don't have to be in NYC or SF either, and yet they are. If a commuter tax were enough to make them to move to Virginia, they'd be in Virginia already.[/quote]

That's a poor comparison.  A company being in the District versus Arlington or Bethesda would provide the same sort of office type, same geographical experience, same transit options, and would attract similar types of employees. [b] SF vs. Oakland: totally different and separated by a large bay and bridge. [/b] SF vs. Palo Alto: too far away from each other.  NYC vs. Hoboken/Jersey City: some similarities but the critical mass of business and amenities puts Manhattan in its own class.[/quote]

Yes, when you exaggerate the differences, the differences look bigger.

As for NYC vs Hoboken, one could say exactly the same thing about DC vs. Arlington or Bethesda: some similarities but the critical mass of business and amenities puts DC  in its own class. 
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