February 27, 2009
Real Clear Politics Cites Federal Taxes Paid vs. Spending Received by State Report in Story on DC Voting Rights Bill
"Senate Passes DC Voting Rights Bill"
Federal taxes is an issue many proponents of the bill cite, including on the District's widely-known license plates, which read: "Taxation Without Representation." Despite having a population greater than only Wyoming, D.C. pays more in federal income taxes than any of the seven states that have one House member and a population of less than 1 million people, according to The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax research group.
