http://www.dcfpi.org/mayor-fentys-proposed-cuts-fall-too-heavily-on-the-poor Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:58:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.dcfpi.org/mayor-fentys-proposed-cuts-fall-too-heavily-on-the-poor/comment-page-1#comment-1139 Awaken the Expert Within Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:35:14 +0000 http://dcfpi.org/?p=706#comment-1139 It sounds like you're creating problems for yourself by trying to solve this issue instead of looking at why there is a real problem in the first place It sounds like you’re creating problems for yourself by trying to solve this issue instead of looking at why there is a real problem in the first place

]]> http://www.dcfpi.org/mayor-fentys-proposed-cuts-fall-too-heavily-on-the-poor/comment-page-1#comment-198 Rosetta Thurman » Call to Leadership: Will You Stand Up for DC Nonprofits? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:17:53 +0000 http://dcfpi.org/?p=706#comment-198 [...] and literacy programs). Meanwhile, no serious actions to raise revenue have been proposed. [Learn more here.] This imbalanced approach would send thousands of lives into crisis. By scaling back investment in [...] [...] and literacy programs). Meanwhile, no serious actions to raise revenue have been proposed. [Learn more here.] This imbalanced approach would send thousands of lives into crisis. By scaling back investment in [...]

]]> http://www.dcfpi.org/mayor-fentys-proposed-cuts-fall-too-heavily-on-the-poor/comment-page-1#comment-195 Bruce Stout Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:58:20 +0000 http://dcfpi.org/?p=706#comment-195 The best way to raise revenue is to tax those who live in DC, but say that they are not citizens of this fair city. I have worked to get signatures for various petitions and know from experience that there are many who live and work here for well over the time necessary to be deemed a citizen, yet they choose not to so declare and thus avoid paying local taxes for any jurisdiction. This is a huge loss of revenue. I know when I have done my taxes and had to try to get tax records that DC does not keep records, i.e., they do not require employers in the District to say who they are paying and what is being withheld for local taxes. I have known some people who lived here all of their life and never paid taxes. This is the answer to the budget shortfall or a good part of it as the people I am talking about do make some dough and I do not mean for donuts. Bruce Stout The best way to raise revenue is to tax those who live in DC, but say that they are not citizens of this fair city.
I have worked to get signatures for various petitions and know from experience that there are many who live and work here for well over the time necessary to be deemed a citizen, yet they choose not to so declare and thus avoid paying local taxes for any jurisdiction.
This is a huge loss of revenue. I know when I have done my taxes and had to try to get tax records that DC does not keep records, i.e., they do not require employers in the District to say who they are paying and what is being withheld for local taxes. I have known some people who lived here all of their life and never paid taxes.
This is the answer to the budget shortfall or a good part of it as the people I am talking about do make some dough and I do not mean for donuts.
Bruce Stout

]]> http://www.dcfpi.org/mayor-fentys-proposed-cuts-fall-too-heavily-on-the-poor/comment-page-1#comment-180 A Possible End to Earmarks: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:27:14 +0000 http://dcfpi.org/?p=706#comment-180 [...] Fiscal Policy Institute weighs in on the Fenty budget plan: The cuts, Jenny Reed writes, ‘fall heavily on programs affecting DC’s low-income residents – the very [...] [...] Fiscal Policy Institute weighs in on the Fenty budget plan: The cuts, Jenny Reed writes, ‘fall heavily on programs affecting DC’s low-income residents – the very [...]

]]> http://www.dcfpi.org/mayor-fentys-proposed-cuts-fall-too-heavily-on-the-poor/comment-page-1#comment-176 Twitted by BreadfortheCity Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://dcfpi.org/?p=706#comment-176 [...] This post was Twitted by BreadfortheCity [...] [...] This post was Twitted by BreadfortheCity [...]

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