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With suburban Democrats out of the majority this may be the best chance we have at a commuter tax (well there is Wolf). That means the chances go from none to slim.

However, there could be one work-around. Many people in DC claim no-income-tax states as "residence". We could probably get a commuter tax with residents of Virginia and Maryland excluded. This would bring in a lot of additional tax revenue and would also highlight the fact of MD/VA residents' special treatment (sort of like the Cornhusker amendment to the health bill).

And even with MD/VA exempted, don't underestimate how much additional revenue a commuter tax would bring in.

by Tom Coumaris on Jul 28, 2012 12:08 pm • link • report

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