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Washington DC Council Approves 'Transformational' Budget Including Tax Increase on Wealthy
"Homelessness is a choice, and displacement is a choice, and poverty is a choice," said Councilmember Janeese Lewis George. "We have the wealth and the resources in our city to solve these issues."
The D.C. Council voted 8-5 to raise income taxes for people who earn at least $250,000 per year, which proponents say will raise $100 million in revenue in the next fiscal year.
"Today's budget could truly be transformational in total."
--Erik Salmi, communications director for Councilmember Charles Allen
\u201cThis vote strikes me as a sea change for the DC council. What was recently a conservative, neoliberal body where progressive ideals went to die just voted to improve the lives of thousands of working class DC residents - all by taxing the rich. Now what about that wealth tax...?\u201d— Stuart Karaffa (@Stuart Karaffa) 1626831994
\u201cAt this point, if you're voting against this measure, you're just telling the people of DC that you don't care if childcare workers make a living wage or if people are forced to live or die on the street. @brookepintodc @marycheh @kenyanmcduffie @AnitaBondsDC @ChmnMendelson\u201d— Sunrise DC (@Sunrise DC) 1626806146
\u201c"Ending govt waste" & anti-tax rhetoric is a capitalist scarcity narrative: there isn't enough for everyone, so you have to look out for yourself first.\n\nVoters support raising taxes on the rich because they see through that lie.\n\nThere is enough for everyone. #taxtherich\u201d— Amber Gruner (@Amber Gruner) 1626624066
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The D.C. Council voted 8-5 to raise income taxes for people who earn at least $250,000 per year, which proponents say will raise $100 million in revenue in the next fiscal year.
"Today's budget could truly be transformational in total."
--Erik Salmi, communications director for Councilmember Charles Allen
\u201cThis vote strikes me as a sea change for the DC council. What was recently a conservative, neoliberal body where progressive ideals went to die just voted to improve the lives of thousands of working class DC residents - all by taxing the rich. Now what about that wealth tax...?\u201d— Stuart Karaffa (@Stuart Karaffa) 1626831994
\u201cAt this point, if you're voting against this measure, you're just telling the people of DC that you don't care if childcare workers make a living wage or if people are forced to live or die on the street. @brookepintodc @marycheh @kenyanmcduffie @AnitaBondsDC @ChmnMendelson\u201d— Sunrise DC (@Sunrise DC) 1626806146
\u201c"Ending govt waste" & anti-tax rhetoric is a capitalist scarcity narrative: there isn't enough for everyone, so you have to look out for yourself first.\n\nVoters support raising taxes on the rich because they see through that lie.\n\nThere is enough for everyone. #taxtherich\u201d— Amber Gruner (@Amber Gruner) 1626624066
The D.C. Council voted 8-5 to raise income taxes for people who earn at least $250,000 per year, which proponents say will raise $100 million in revenue in the next fiscal year.
"Today's budget could truly be transformational in total."
--Erik Salmi, communications director for Councilmember Charles Allen
\u201cThis vote strikes me as a sea change for the DC council. What was recently a conservative, neoliberal body where progressive ideals went to die just voted to improve the lives of thousands of working class DC residents - all by taxing the rich. Now what about that wealth tax...?\u201d— Stuart Karaffa (@Stuart Karaffa) 1626831994
\u201cAt this point, if you're voting against this measure, you're just telling the people of DC that you don't care if childcare workers make a living wage or if people are forced to live or die on the street. @brookepintodc @marycheh @kenyanmcduffie @AnitaBondsDC @ChmnMendelson\u201d— Sunrise DC (@Sunrise DC) 1626806146
\u201c"Ending govt waste" & anti-tax rhetoric is a capitalist scarcity narrative: there isn't enough for everyone, so you have to look out for yourself first.\n\nVoters support raising taxes on the rich because they see through that lie.\n\nThere is enough for everyone. #taxtherich\u201d— Amber Gruner (@Amber Gruner) 1626624066