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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “D.C. wants to become a state so it can levy taxes on people who are working in D.C.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
D.C. wants to become a state so it can levy taxes on people who are working in D.C.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues that D.C. seeks statehood primarily for tax revenue.

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