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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Expand Medicaid. Fund all public schools from Appalachia to Nova.[/quote]

Nova shouldn’t get a dime. Let Fairfax County raise property taxes or levy a local tax. [/quote]

I support that in theory. That poorer schools in Southern VA could get more money.  Maybe the restaurant tax could pass now?[/quote]

I'm the PP and agree.  We don't want to be Maryland or DC, but upper income people in NoVA like our family could stand to pay more in taxes to support southwest Virginia.  Otherwise you end up with a tale of two states and a lot of resentment.  That doesn't work in Nova's favor when the majority of the state (and, therefore, representation) does not live in Nova.  [/quote]

A few additional points here.

First, NoVa has already been subsidizing other parts of the commonwealth for decades.

Second, we’ve had “A Tale of Two Virginias” for at least 30 years.  The gap has widened even further over the past 20 years, and there is already plenty of resentment going around.

And third, it’s not just NoVa vs SWVA.  It’s NoVa/Richmond/Hampton Roads vs SWVA/Western Virginia/Southside Virginia/rural Tidewater Virginia/Eastern Shore.[/quote]

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