Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 15:05     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We won't, but people don't appreciate that DC is a city/state. We have to provide all functions of both a city and a state.



DC is like a country club compared to other cities. Our parking attendants have nicer cars than the chief of the Philadelphia police. How many Rivians does the city own? (Answer: 56). Why is the city buying cars that *start* at $73,000 a pop?

What? This cannot be real. [/quote



It’s true. DC has a fleet of Rivian trucks now. This is to meet their goal of sustainable fleet of cars and trucks. I have seen them parked in my neighborhood. Hard to believe they couldn’t find something cheaper
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 13:57     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:Washington State has one, California may get one, seems like the progressive DC Council should not be far behind


For a jurisdiction that is easy commuting distance to not one but two other jurisdictions, and cannot institute a commuter tax, this would be flat out insanity.

Use your head, OP, for something other than a hat rack.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 13:53     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We won't, but people don't appreciate that DC is a city/state. We have to provide all functions of both a city and a state.



DC is like a country club compared to other cities. Our parking attendants have nicer cars than the chief of the Philadelphia police. How many Rivians does the city own? (Answer: 56). Why is the city buying cars that *start* at $73,000 a pop?

What? This cannot be real.


Of course it's real. They city owns a whole bunch of them, and wants to buy a whole bunch more. It's insane.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57859/Memo/CA26-0217_Memorandum.pdf?Id=213497


The city also owns special street sweepers tailored for bike costs. They cost $250,000 each.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bikedc/comments/1juj9fl/new_bike_lane_sweepers/
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 13:51     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We won't, but people don't appreciate that DC is a city/state. We have to provide all functions of both a city and a state.



DC is like a country club compared to other cities. Our parking attendants have nicer cars than the chief of the Philadelphia police. How many Rivians does the city own? (Answer: 56). Why is the city buying cars that *start* at $73,000 a pop?

What? This cannot be real.


Of course it's real. They city owns a whole bunch of them, and wants to buy a whole bunch more. It's insane.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57859/Memo/CA26-0217_Memorandum.pdf?Id=213497
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 12:33     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We won't, but people don't appreciate that DC is a city/state. We have to provide all functions of both a city and a state.



DC is like a country club compared to other cities. Our parking attendants have nicer cars than the chief of the Philadelphia police. How many Rivians does the city own? (Answer: 56). Why is the city buying cars that *start* at $73,000 a pop?

What? This cannot be real.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 11:52     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:Washington State has one, California may get one, seems like the progressive DC Council should not be far behind


Maryland passed this last year. Short-sighted.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 09:57     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:We won't, but people don't appreciate that DC is a city/state. We have to provide all functions of both a city and a state.



DC is like a country club compared to other cities. Our parking attendants have nicer cars than the chief of the Philadelphia police. How many Rivians does the city own? (Answer: 56). Why is the city buying cars that *start* at $73,000 a pop?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 09:40     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
We won't, but people don't appreciate that DC is a city/state. We have to provide all functions of both a city and a state.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 08:34     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Washington State has one, California may get one, seems like the progressive DC Council should not be far behind


The DC government has to be one of the most hilariously wasteful governments in the entire country. Maybe they could just cut spending? For probably the first time ever?


For sure. I'd target duplicative agency jobs. For example, DOB has an enforcement group that is tiny compared to DLCP's. DOB's enforcement overlaps with OAG and the native jurisdiction of landlord-tenant court. Get rid of the housing code enforcement at DOB that touches upon renters. MPD is overstaffed and underworked, and, further, they are structurally setup to juke their own stats. We don't need more municipal cops per capita than every city bigger than us, especially with the 15+ other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in DC. I've only become "defund" due to their lazy incompetence. Case in point: they stupidly reduced crime stats before Pinto's law went into effect and claimed her law did the trick.


We also don't need 15 "Safe Passage" employees standing outside a high school to help 17 year olds cross the street.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 07:50     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
The wealthy would move out or find ways to give money away before they pass. Why bother.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 01:01     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
LOL as soon as the vultures who live there decide to vote against their best financial interests.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 00:15     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Washington State has one, California may get one, seems like the progressive DC Council should not be far behind


The DC government has to be one of the most hilariously wasteful governments in the entire country. Maybe they could just cut spending? For probably the first time ever?


For sure. I'd target duplicative agency jobs. For example, DOB has an enforcement group that is tiny compared to DLCP's. DOB's enforcement overlaps with OAG and the native jurisdiction of landlord-tenant court. Get rid of the housing code enforcement at DOB that touches upon renters. MPD is overstaffed and underworked, and, further, they are structurally setup to juke their own stats. We don't need more municipal cops per capita than every city bigger than us, especially with the 15+ other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in DC. I've only become "defund" due to their lazy incompetence. Case in point: they stupidly reduced crime stats before Pinto's law went into effect and claimed her law did the trick.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 09:18     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Anonymous wrote:Washington State has one, California may get one, seems like the progressive DC Council should not be far behind


The DC government has to be one of the most hilariously wasteful governments in the entire country. Maybe they could just cut spending? For probably the first time ever?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 08:50     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Isn’t there already one? It’s far cheaper to live in VA if you’re in the top tax bracket.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2026 08:46     Subject: When will DC get a wealth tax?
Washington State has one, California may get one, seems like the progressive DC Council should not be far behind