tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post7757062428607181535..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: DC to Potentially Get Vote, More GunsDave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-74935987509283215892009-03-01T09:23:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:23:00.000-05:00"He expects the city will cease to be majority bla..."He expects the city will cease to be majority black by 2015."<BR/><BR/>Interesting. That is the year that a recent Dept. of Defense study concluded would see the arrival of Peak Oil.<BR/><BR/>What is Manassass going to look like then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-57212004257206428332009-03-01T09:21:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:21:00.000-05:00The Post has a better article about it, but I stop...The Post has a better article about it, but I stopped looking for it after three minutes of Googling. I present to you an article in "The USA Today" instead:<BR/><BR/>"The dwindling black population recently prompted council member Harry Thomas Jr. to call for the district's black officials to form an "African American Caucus" to push for legislation that supports black constituents."<BR/><BR/>D.C.'s majority-black status slipping away<BR/>Updated 9/1/2007 1:33 PM<BR/>By Brian Westley, Associated Press<BR/><BR/>http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-09-01-dcdemographics_N.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-17938416600826461902009-02-28T11:09:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:09:00.000-05:00"Ah yes, However, two city councilmen (Thomas and ..."Ah yes, However, two city councilmen (Thomas and Barry) flirted with forming a PAC two years ago in an attempt to reverse the trend which puts DC on a path to be a white majority city in this decade."<BR/><BR/>Link?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-62692509435432267032009-02-27T19:05:00.000-05:002009-02-27T19:05:00.000-05:00Blah, no rent control for me thanks. I would love ...Blah, no rent control for me thanks. I would love no federal taxes. Unfortunately, I could see them implementing price controls before I see them lifting the height limit outside of the "federal enclave".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-75491291092239621502009-02-27T18:09:00.000-05:002009-02-27T18:09:00.000-05:00Blah:This is the city that has its hands full oper...Blah:<BR/><BR/>This is the city that has its hands full operating a cab stand in Adams Morgan a couple times per week.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-52418175341342495822009-02-27T17:04:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:04:00.000-05:00They'd have to set up some very strict regulations...They'd have to set up some very strict regulations if they let DC residents stop paying federal taxes. They'd have to implement some rent-control policies, and establish a certain length of time for permanent residency, maybe like four years after you get a DC license, DC license plates and pay DC taxes, then you're considered a resident...that way no transient people living here would benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-63498756602468425152009-02-27T16:54:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:54:00.000-05:00If Washington, DC were made a state, it would have...If Washington, DC were made a state, it would have higher per capita income than New Jersey, and higher illiteracy than Mississippi.<BR/><BR/>I'm just sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-89518134584883926252009-02-27T16:44:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:44:00.000-05:00just wait until your property taxes go up 10,000%just wait until your property taxes go up 10,000%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-50910361936227211362009-02-27T16:22:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:22:00.000-05:00"most transplants (as do poor people) rent so this..."most transplants (as do poor people) rent so this would be irrelevant."<BR/><BR/>I don't rent, so it isn't irrelevant to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-49631777276048630222009-02-27T16:19:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:19:00.000-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/us/16washington....http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/us/16washington.html?_r=1<BR/><BR/>Washington’s Black Majority Is ShrinkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-70912227808951204622009-02-27T16:16:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:16:00.000-05:00"I'd gladly be priced out, because it would mean s..."I'd gladly be priced out, because it would mean some rich(er) fuck would have to buy me out."<BR/><BR/>most transplants (as do poor people) rent so this would be irrelevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-17052373047668940822009-02-27T16:13:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:13:00.000-05:00"Washington, D.C., is after all, an African Americ..."Washington, D.C., is after all, an African American homeland. It's like a reservation that just got its own congressman."<BR/><BR/>Ah yes, However, two city councilmen (Thomas and Barry) flirted with forming a PAC two years ago in an attempt to reverse the trend which puts DC on a path to be a white majority city in this decade.<BR/><BR/>When the councilmen's idea made its way to publication in the Post, they immediately backed down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-57110341787601957572009-02-27T16:12:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:12:00.000-05:00Apparently the Virginia chamber of commerce thread...Apparently the Virginia chamber of commerce thread still rankles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-78557071381143094002009-02-27T16:11:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:11:00.000-05:00Well, it ain't the The 'Fax, but it is a reasonabl...Well, it ain't the The 'Fax, but it is a reasonable facsimile. (since it is part of "The Washington Area")<BR/><BR/>"Community concerned after 5 murders in 2 months <BR/>Prince William County Supervisor Martin Nohe has scheduled a town hall meeting to talk about personal protection and how the police have handled the crimes. <BR/>updated: Feb 19th - 1:10pm "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-84729430732535156432009-02-27T16:09:00.001-05:002009-02-27T16:09:00.001-05:00Anonymous said... Wait, are we against gentrifi...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> Wait, are we against gentrification in here?<BR/><BR/>--I am neutral on the issue. Washington, D.C., is after all, an African American homeland. It's like a reservation that just got its own congressman.<BR/><BR/>Interesting that in Paris they do the opposite. Rich people live in the interior and they're surrounded by neighborhoods in which you just can't keep a car w/o it being burned down....M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-18602120452920396062009-02-27T16:09:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:09:00.000-05:00"who has the best trucks on their skateboard."Wow...."who has the best trucks on their skateboard."<BR/><BR/>Wow. I just learned a new term.<BR/><BR/>I'm old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-44865453092175733422009-02-27T16:07:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:07:00.000-05:00"Report: Slumping economy could increase Va. pover..."Report: Slumping economy could increase Va. poverty <BR/>The Commonwealth Institute says close to 700,000 Virginians live in poverty now. <BR/>updated: Feb 23rd - 10:09am "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-28350981793196789192009-02-27T16:06:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:06:00.000-05:00Yeah."User fees - not taxes - may go up in Fairfax...Yeah.<BR/><BR/>"User fees - not taxes - may go up in Fairfax County <BR/>Fairfax County officials are proposing property tax increases, job cuts and reduced services to close a $650 million budget gap. <BR/>updated: Feb 24th - 6:59am "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-89404417436492922602009-02-27T16:04:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:04:00.000-05:00Yeah, nuthin' bad ever happens in "The 'Fax""Man k...Yeah, nuthin' bad ever happens in "The 'Fax"<BR/><BR/>"Man kept illegal housekeepers in basement <BR/>The women were kept in a Falls Church, Va., basement and worked as housekeepers in Potomac, Md. <BR/>updated: Feb 26th - 10:27am "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-14308576932618497632009-02-27T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:02:00.000-05:00"no income tax in dc and all of a sudden every squ..."no income tax in dc and all of a sudden every square inch of the city becomes gentrified, and even the fuckwits who live here will be priced out."<BR/><BR/>I'd gladly be priced out, because it would mean some rich(er) fuck would have to buy me out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-83735719557822727152009-02-27T15:59:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:59:00.000-05:00@bothsidesofthefenceremember that time that someon...@bothsidesofthefence<BR/><BR/>remember that time that someone got attacked with a machete in merrifield? (true, machete != gun)<BR/><BR/>or when the cab driver was shot and killed at tysons?<BR/><BR/>or when that looneytunes guy shot up the police station?Dave Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-67501376204674759562009-02-27T15:54:00.001-05:002009-02-27T15:54:00.001-05:00Wait, are we against gentrification in here?Wait, are we against gentrification in here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-41529052625579158502009-02-27T15:54:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:54:00.000-05:00No one gets shot in the 'Fax. Unless, of course, i...No one gets shot in the 'Fax. Unless, of course, it's over who wears the most Abercrombie or who has the best trucks on their skateboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-29036246985480376632009-02-27T15:12:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:12:00.000-05:00How about we tell Congress to ignore the vote, ign...How about we tell Congress to ignore the vote, ignore DC statehood, and just let us not pay federal taxes. I'd gladly not be represented in a body full of fuckholes if I didn't have to pay taxes.<BR/><BR/>--Recipe for immediate gentrification. News flash: rich people don't like to pay taxes....M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-18162069594733222442009-02-27T15:04:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:04:00.000-05:00no income tax in dc and all of a sudden every squa...no income tax in dc and all of a sudden every square inch of the city becomes gentrified, and even the fuckwits who live here will be priced out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com