Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

Last week’s fiercest tax-the-rich debate in Washington may actually have taken place off of Capitol Hill — in the legislative chambers of the District of Columbia city council. That council took up a proposal Tuesday that called for a tax hike on D.C. residents who make over $200,000 a year — to maintain child care and rent assistance programs for local low-income families. Argued tax hike co-sponsor Jim Graham: “People say this is about soaking the rich, but let’s be clear, the budget before us soaks the poor, and if you had a choice between soaking the rich and soaking the poor, which would you accept?”

A Council majority decided to accept the latter. By an eight-five margin, they voted down the proposed levy on D.C.'s wealthiest . . .


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/12/dc_council_rejects_tax_increas.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz