Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bigger question you should ask is how fiscal transfers from the federal government will be affected by DC statehood. The Feds contribute a lot of money for DC's education system, plus shared maintenance agreements for land, streets, public space, etc.

Will those fiscal transfers on a per capita basis decline if DC gets statehood? Will the Federal government transfer large swaths of land to the DC state - eg, Rock Creek Park, Whitehaven Parkway, etc - and thus the state of DC is now on the hook for maintenance?

Lots of states have national parks and parkways in them that are maintained by the federal government.

True. But I think the legislation may call for a clean break between the state of DC and the new National Capitol (which will solely be concentrated on the Mall, Capitol Hill, WH, and Supreme Court areas).

It pre-empts a legal challenge by opponents to just make everything outside that area the property of DC state. Other than Federal office buildings (which would clearly be Federal property), don't give the Feds a say on how DC land is used or controlled.

I'll need to look at it more closely. It's been a few years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bigger question you should ask is how fiscal transfers from the federal government will be affected by DC statehood. The Feds contribute a lot of money for DC's education system, plus shared maintenance agreements for land, streets, public space, etc.

Will those fiscal transfers on a per capita basis decline if DC gets statehood? Will the Federal government transfer large swaths of land to the DC state - eg, Rock Creek Park, Whitehaven Parkway, etc - and thus the state of DC is now on the hook for maintenance?

Lots of states have national parks and parkways in them that are maintained by the federal government.

You miss PP's larger point: DC gets a ton of Fed money now. No Fed money coming in - taxes will go up, don't you think?

Anonymous wrote:The bigger question you should ask is how fiscal transfers from the federal government will be affected by DC statehood. The Feds contribute a lot of money for DC's education system, plus shared maintenance agreements for land, streets, public space, etc.

Will those fiscal transfers on a per capita basis decline if DC gets statehood? Will the Federal government transfer large swaths of land to the DC state - eg, Rock Creek Park, Whitehaven Parkway, etc - and thus the state of DC is now on the hook for maintenance?

Lots of states have national parks and parkways in them that are maintained by the federal government.

Anonymous wrote:As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

The bridges onto the Mall (Memorial and 395) would remain Federal, I think. No tolling on those if are under Fed control.

The Key & Chain Bridges, plus 66, could be tolled. Likewise, DC could just assess a congestion charge on its streets, similar to that in place in London. The license plates are just scanned and tolls assessed electronically based on congestion zone.

The bigger question you should ask is how fiscal transfers from the federal government will be affected by DC statehood. The Feds contribute a lot of money for DC's education system, plus shared maintenance agreements for land, streets, public space, etc.

Will those fiscal transfers on a per capita basis decline if DC gets statehood? Will the Federal government transfer large swaths of land to the DC state - eg, Rock Creek Park, Whitehaven Parkway, etc - and thus the state of DC is now on the hook for maintenance?

As the commuters from outside the District are slowly creeping back in I would love to see them pay a commuter tax.

DC already sets its own sales, property, and income taxes.

No change at all if it becomes a state.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If, somehow, DC becomes a state, what the tax implications looks like? Would taxes go up?

Ask yourself if there’s ever been a single example of taxes going down in any state run 100% by dems.

There’s your answer.

So clever and funny! Except that right now, D.C.'s local taxes are run 100 percent by Democrats anyway, so ... this isn't really a meaningful point.

Anonymous wrote:If, somehow, DC becomes a state, what the tax implications looks like? Would taxes go up?

Ask yourself if there’s ever been a single example of taxes going down in any state run 100% by dems.

There’s your answer.

I think this is a good question. I'm all for statehood even if my DC taxes go up but I'm curious how this will work and how DC will transition to paying for all the things the federal government currently pays for.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If, somehow, DC becomes a state, what the tax implications looks like? Would taxes go up?

Is this to pay for the new airport?

No, no. The car dealerships, obviously.

LOL!

There’s a short thread here with links to all of the logistical plans surrounding statehood in it - they should have an answer in there.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/779636.page

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If, somehow, DC becomes a state, what the tax implications looks like? Would taxes go up?

Is this to pay for the new airport?

No, no. The car dealerships, obviously.

Anonymous wrote:If, somehow, DC becomes a state, what the tax implications looks like? Would taxes go up?

Is this to pay for the new airport?

If, somehow, DC becomes a state, what the tax implications looks like? Would taxes go up?