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This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

This is actually false. DC doesn't receive a federal payment anymore, and hasn't for more than a decade. In addition, DC taxpayers pay the most, per capita in federal taxes, than anyone else in the country. So, no.

I am sorry that you do not understand what Federal transfer payments are. You may want to consider this data. Scroll down to the chart labeled "Per capita federal spending". DC leads all states by miles when it comes to Federal transfers and it is not even close.

1. DC = $74k
2. VA = $17k
3. MD = $16k

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_taxation_and_spending_by_state

Even without a federal payment DC receives $1.63 for every dollar it sends to the federal govt.

The feds handle our court costs and some part of our Medicare match. 75% I believe.

DC taxpayers, those that do pay taxes, pay the most because our per capita income is so high. The amount we send to the federal govt. has nothing to do with the local govt. so I wish EHN would stop acting like it does.

Without the federal govt. wouldn't be nothing going on but the rent in DC. Think Bezos bought the Post to be near Bowser?

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This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

This is actually false. DC doesn't receive a federal payment anymore, and hasn't for more than a decade. In addition, DC taxpayers pay the most, per capita in federal taxes, than anyone else in the country. So, no.

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Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

To piggyback on that, I am for statehood IF the Federal government spreads as many DC-based Federal employees as possible out to other states (and not to ones that are named Maryland or Virginia) Give some of the other parts of the country a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits.

Once that is done, and a smaller Federal District is carved out for the Capitol, monuments, White House, etc., DC will be more than deserving of statehood. With fewer Federal jobs available in the new Stare of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, the new state will have a chance to focus on new industries.

Further, the shock of many (not all!) Federal employees transferring will have an effect on housing prices. This could be an opportunity to bring affordability to the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Results would include a chance for people priced out to now be able to buy a home here, or to move back downtown.

Also, lower commercial and residential rents and sales prices may finally spark the creation of a permanent creative class (something the District has been lacking)

Great! I'm glad to hear you support DC statehood, because 80% of all federal jobs are already outside of DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

80% is pretty good, but I know we can do better! Increase the percentage to 95%, and I will be the biggest statehood booster in the area!

Together, I know we can do it! There is so much potential in the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. I just know it can stand on its own feet and thrive without being propped up by that stodgy Federal government!

That's some pretty great goalpost moving you did there. The vast majority of Fed jobs exist outside of DC, so "other parts of the country" most certainly do have "a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits."

In any event, it's pretty clear you're not engaging in good faith. Hope this was fun for you, or something.

How is that “goalpost moving” exactly? Do you understand what that means? In my prior post, I specifically said that if “as many DC-based Federal employees as possible” were moved to other states (excepting Maryland and Virginia) I would be all for statehood!

I get that most Federal employees are not around here. Increasing the percentage of Federal jobs held outside this region from 80 to 95% would be one way to accomplish that goal.

That said, the concentration of Federal job opportunities in this area is ridiculously high. Other parts of the country certainly do not have the same shot at those stable jobs with great benefits. Spread them around. Sounds like the pro-statehood crew wants it all

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Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

To piggyback on that, I am for statehood IF the Federal government spreads as many DC-based Federal employees as possible out to other states (and not to ones that are named Maryland or Virginia) Give some of the other parts of the country a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits.

Once that is done, and a smaller Federal District is carved out for the Capitol, monuments, White House, etc., DC will be more than deserving of statehood. With fewer Federal jobs available in the new Stare of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, the new state will have a chance to focus on new industries.

Further, the shock of many (not all!) Federal employees transferring will have an effect on housing prices. This could be an opportunity to bring affordability to the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Results would include a chance for people priced out to now be able to buy a home here, or to move back downtown.

Also, lower commercial and residential rents and sales prices may finally spark the creation of a permanent creative class (something the District has been lacking)

Great! I'm glad to hear you support DC statehood, because 80% of all federal jobs are already outside of DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

80% is pretty good, but I know we can do better! Increase the percentage to 95%, and I will be the biggest statehood booster in the area!

Together, I know we can do it! There is so much potential in the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. I just know it can stand on its own feet and thrive without being propped up by that stodgy Federal government!

That's some pretty great goalpost moving you did there. The vast majority of Fed jobs exist outside of DC, so "other parts of the country" most certainly do have "a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits."

In any event, it's pretty clear you're not engaging in good faith. Hope this was fun for you, or something.

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Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

To piggyback on that, I am for statehood IF the Federal government spreads as many DC-based Federal employees as possible out to other states (and not to ones that are named Maryland or Virginia) Give some of the other parts of the country a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits.

Once that is done, and a smaller Federal District is carved out for the Capitol, monuments, White House, etc., DC will be more than deserving of statehood. With fewer Federal jobs available in the new Stare of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, the new state will have a chance to focus on new industries.

Further, the shock of many (not all!) Federal employees transferring will have an effect on housing prices. This could be an opportunity to bring affordability to the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Results would include a chance for people priced out to now be able to buy a home here, or to move back downtown.

Also, lower commercial and residential rents and sales prices may finally spark the creation of a permanent creative class (something the District has been lacking)

Great! I'm glad to hear you support DC statehood, because 80% of all federal jobs are already outside of DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

80% is pretty good, but I know we can do better! Increase the percentage to 95%, and I will be the biggest statehood booster in the area!

Together, I know we can do it! There is so much potential in the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. I just know it can stand on its own feet and thrive without being propped up by that stodgy Federal government!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

To piggyback on that, I am for statehood IF the Federal government spreads as many DC-based Federal employees as possible out to other states (and not to ones that are named Maryland or Virginia) Give some of the other parts of the country a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits.

Once that is done, and a smaller Federal District is carved out for the Capitol, monuments, White House, etc., DC will be more than deserving of statehood. With fewer Federal jobs available in the new Stare of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, the new state will have a chance to focus on new industries.

Further, the shock of many (not all!) Federal employees transferring will have an effect on housing prices. This could be an opportunity to bring affordability to the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Results would include a chance for people priced out to now be able to buy a home here, or to move back downtown.

Also, lower commercial and residential rents and sales prices may finally spark the creation of a permanent creative class (something the District has been lacking)

Great! I'm glad to hear you support DC statehood, because 80% of all federal jobs are already outside of DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:Stop with the DC Statehood. It’s never going to happen. Neither the Democrats or Republicans want it.

Republicans don't want it because they're craven partisans who put their own party's power over the good of the country, but why do you think Democrats don't want it?

Stop with the DC Statehood. It’s never going to happen. Neither the Democrats or Republicans want it.

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Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

To piggyback on that, I am for statehood IF the Federal government spreads as many DC-based Federal employees as possible out to other states (and not to ones that are named Maryland or Virginia) Give some of the other parts of the country a shot at having stable, decently paid jobs with great benefits.

Once that is done, and a smaller Federal District is carved out for the Capitol, monuments, White House, etc., DC will be more than deserving of statehood. With fewer Federal jobs available in the new Stare of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, the new state will have a chance to focus on new industries.

Further, the shock of many (not all!) Federal employees transferring will have an effect on housing prices. This could be an opportunity to bring affordability to the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Results would include a chance for people priced out to now be able to buy a home here, or to move back downtown.

Also, lower commercial and residential rents and sales prices may finally spark the creation of a permanent creative class (something the District has been lacking)

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This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

LOL. DC also received - by far and not even close - more Federal transfers than any jurisdiction. On top of that, DC barely bothers to find higher education and here again receives a significant and unique Federal transfer.

I actually would love for DC to be a state and compete for resources like every other state, rather than constantly have its hand to Congress like some panhandler. I can guarantee that ya’ll ain’t gonna like it.

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Anonymous wrote:She will be a big player once statehood becomes reality

I was very much in favor of Statehood until the city council became dominated by immoderates.

I misread immoderates as moderates and burst out laughing. Thanks for the laugh!

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Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

So, it’s all about the dollars then?

DP. I would rather have representation than no federal income tax, but even you, a craven partisan engaging in bad faith, must see that we need to have one or the other.

You don’t seem familiar with the constitution. There is no “need for one or the other” because the current status was proscribed by the founders.

Do you think there's a Constitutional barrier to granting DC statehood?

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Anonymous wrote:

This is such a bullshit argument. Nobody is forced to live in DC, and you can move to an area where you can vote by going maybe a couple miles down the road. The idea that the people who voluntarily live here (with full knowledge of the voting issue) are being done some grave injustice is just laughable.

The grave injustice is that the people who live here without voting rights are paying more federal income taxes on a per capita basis than every jurisdiction in the US except Connecticut. Either give me two senators (like Wyoming and Vermont---both of whom with fewer people than the District) or else abolish federal income tax for DC residents.

So, it’s all about the dollars then?

DP. I would rather have representation than no federal income tax, but even you, a craven partisan engaging in bad faith, must see that we need to have one or the other.

You don’t seem familiar with the constitution. There is no “need for one or the other” because the current status was proscribed by the founders.