[gleeaikin]

The construction rate in DC is amazing. Cranes everywhere, people moving into that city at the rate of 1,000 a month or more. But still the citizens who pay 100% of federal taxes have 0% votes in Congress, and with 630,000 residents a bigger population than Wyoming and Vermont.

[octex]

The construction rate in DC is amazing. Cranes everywhere, people moving into that city at the rate of 1,000 a month or more. But still the citizens who pay 100% of federal taxes have 0% votes in Congress, and with 630,000 residents a bigger population than Wyoming and Vermont.
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Whaaat? DC residents pay 100% of Federal taxes?

DC is not a State and many of the workers there have their primary residences in adjacent or other States, where they DO have representation in the Senate and House. Many actual DC residents are drawing welfare and food stamps and don’t pay any Federal income tax, according to other threads I’ve read on FR.

[Sirius Lee]

Most of the people in and around the district are sucking at the taxpayer's teat, either as directly as gummint workers and obamaphoners or sipping it through a straw as lobbyists and beltway bandits.

If a Canary Islands induced mega tsunami wiped out D.C. it would be a great blessing for our former Republic. It is a tick on the neck of this nation and of late is going for the jugular.

[Kenny Bunk]

DC denizens do not have representation in Congress for a very good reason. Their representatives would only serve to increase their welfare payments.