Local job losses, rising prices, and safety net cuts mean that more DC residents are struggling to afford rent, child care, and basics like food and gas. At the same time, DC’s wealthiest households and corporations are getting massive tax cuts from the federal...
When wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few, it gives them too much power—the consequences of which all Americans are living with today. Taxing extreme wealth protects our democracy. A Wealth Proceeds Tax Would Address Extreme Inequality Nearly half of all the...
Each fiscal year, the mayor and DC Council decide how to raise and allocate the District’s resources through the budget, with input from residents about what is important to them. On June 12, the DC Council cast its second and final vote on the Local Budget Act (LBA),...
