this city is a joke

https://www.wmata.com/about/board/meetings/board-pdfs/upload/3A-Bus-and-Rail-Service-Restoration-11-2022.pdf

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Virginia is 2% on $0-3000, 3% $3001-5000, 5% $5001-17k, and 5.75% $17,001+

DC is 4% $0-10k, 6% $10k-40k, 6.5% $40-60k, and 8.5% (!) $60-$250k

Someone making $80k would pay $4343 in VA and $5,200 in DC. Comparing SALT taxes is tough cause property, vehicles, groceries, alcohol, gas, etc have differing tax rates but the DC income tax _is_ high.

Its just not worth it if its not an actual discussion but I guess thats typical for this city.

DC taxes every dollar between $60k and $250k at 8.5%. Someone making $60k is living a much different life than someone making $250k in DC.

Federal taxes have like four brackets between those two income levels.

8.5% is higher than VA, MD, PA, WV, etc collect at the $60-$100k bracket.

Yeah, there just isnt a point. This area is so narrow minded, its frustrating. There's no diversity, everyone believes the same stuff. There's no "I dont think I agree with you but why do you feel that?"

I move here being center-left and now I feel like I'm center-right and look how this sub responds.

Its just not worth arguing.

Agree with the 2nd paragraph

Im not sure. Just seeing if anyone else feels the same and/or trying for a discussion. Help me see what I'm not seeing.

I'm not leaving DC even though I'd love to. The city, even with all her faults, has been good to me. Good job, good house, good friends, etc.

I just dont see myself alining with typical DC very much.

haha hopefully theres another way

I dont think the city would be better if controlled by Republicans. Maybe my issues stem from how hard it is to have a conversation with the other side around here (this thread an example?). Just the overwhelming majority and silencing of the other side has pushed me in that direction.

I think people complain about WMATA entirely too much. My favorite thing about this city is how easy it is to get around without a car. I take a bus every day and think its a very well run system.

But I do think the crime and the impunity needs to be talked about as much, if not more, than it is.

What areas? Maybe this is more of just an issue of not wanting to be on the extremes. I can definitely see myself being frustrated with the right if I lived in South Carolina or Alabama or any of the deep red states.

how so?

its so hard to order on their website

preach