The District and the federal government

Washington Times ^ | 10/26/02 | Editorial

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

A study by the Brookings Institution lays out several arguments to support the fact that the nation's capital deserves more direct funding from the federal government than it currently receives. The study is worthy of serious deliberations.

Currently, the District of Columbia, like states, receives federal funds for things like schools, law enforcement, Medicaid and food stamps. But the District is not a state, nor should it be. However, as the nation's capital, it should receive federal dollars in lieu of such things as federal taxes.

[MadIvan]

I lived in DC for a little while at one point. I did get involved in local politics (sorry, I'm a busybody about that sort of thing). DC is a dysfunctional polity that keeps returning Democrats to office. Some of the most extreme, stupid leftist ideas can be found among local DC politicians and they are all corrupt. Worse, they want to inflict this stupidity further by having representation in the House and Senate with "statehood".

I say the Feds should shut down the DC local government at gunpoint, impose direct rule from the House of Representatives, and have it run by conservative Republicans for the next 20 years at least to balance the Communists running it now.

Regards, Ivan