DC Council shouldn’t let the planned sales tax increase go into effect next October. Residents with low incomes typically spend every dollar they take in and end up devoting a larger share of their income on purchases subject to sales tax.
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A Wealth Proceeds Tax would raise nearly $200 million in fiscal year 2027, according to DC’s Office of Revenue Analysis, and would largely apply to very wealthy households.
DC should implement a Business Activity Tax. It’s profoundly unfair that the often very high-income lawyers and consultants with clients in DC but not living here aren’t held to the same standard as non-resident owners of DC restaurants and dry-cleaners.
🚨🚨 Once again, anti-tax advocates are fear-mongering about “tax flight,” a myth that has survived on cherry-picked anecdotes despite mountains of research that disproves it. dcfpi.org/all/state-ta...
State Tax Levels Have Little Effect on Where People Choose to Live | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
New analysis of interstate migration again disproves “tax flight” myth
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We're at today's DC Council meeting, where lawmakers will discuss revenue-raising proposals. This hearing is a culmination of years of advocacy urging lawmakers to think long-term about how to raise revenue equitably.
Today, @ericawilli.bsky.social is testifying to the DC Council about the need to address inadequate revenue growth given structural changes to the economy. You can watch here: dc.granicus.com/player/event...
Committee of the Whole, Public Hearing, Phil Mendelson, Chairman
Live and Recorded Public meetings of Committee of the Whole, Public Hearing, Phil Mendelson, Chairman for District of Columbia
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The horrifying quality of food served in DC Jail is a direct reason why facility residents turn to expensive commissary purchases. Unsafe food forces families to strain their budgets to ensure their incarcerated loved ones have safe food to eat. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Inmates describe eating mice and bugs in food served at aging D.C. jail
The plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit say the city’s jail knew it was feeding them vermin and didn’t do enough to fix the problem.
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We know what you are being asked to carry. We know it is unfair. And we ask you to show up anyway—not because one election can solve everything, but because voting is a form of power, and every form of power matters right now. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 Read more: https://loom.ly/E9_HfA0
Claiming Permanent Power: How D.C. Residents Are Building the Third Reconstruction | Demos
They’re not waiting for statehood to practice self-determination
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DC residents will pay the price if lawmakers fail to raise revenue. So let's talk about a few ways that they can do it. https://loom.ly/G5sIB-k
Kate Coventry, director of legislative strategy at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, said the city needs to appropriately staff the ICH for the body to do its job. “...I am nervous about us meeting our statutory mandates in this coming year,” she testified. https://loom.ly/GZRLNXg
D.C. weighs the future of the Interagency Council on Homelessness
The D.C. Council held a hearing on the D.C. Interagency Council on Homelessness, or ICH, amid the body's recent struggles.
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The power is already here ✊🏾 On Oct. 12, join Anti-Racist D.C. at The Wharf for The Power Is Ours: 2026 Racial Justice Summit + Festival. https://loom.ly/pzSBX_s
Want to hang out IRL? We have TWO upcoming opportunities to show up for tax justice! 10/13: Join us for an advocacy day at the Wilson building. actionnetwork.org/events/advoc... AND 10/16: Help pack the hearing room for the long-awaited revenue hearing. actionnetwork.org/events/pack-...
Advocacy Day to Demand Tax Justice
Join Just Recovery DC for an advocacy day at the Wilson Building to urge our local lawmakers and their staff to advance progressive, equitable revenue raisers that protect DC’s critical services and p...
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DC is stronger when we embrace our diverse backgrounds & experiences & unite around policies that keep our communities strong & grow jobs & wages. Mass deportation harms our economy, thwarts business activity, & takes a devastating toll on immigrant families & communities. https://loom.ly/1t2yYU4
The Devastating Economic and Human Toll of Mass Deportation | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Mass deportation would harm DC’s economy, thwart business activity, and take a devastating toll on immigrant families and communities.
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"What does it actually cost when Black women are undervalued? The answer is bigger than Black women....it is the cost of an economy that cannot reach its full potential because it continues to undervalue the people already helping to build it."
Anna Gifty@itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 2w ago"There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction." WOW. 🥹 Grateful to The IMPACT Magazine for the kindest profile of #TheDoubleTax and me. Black-owned media FTW. #blacksky
Effective October 1, DC's Universal Paid Leave program will reduce the maximum weekly benefit from $1,190 to $1,100, cut medical leave from 12 weeks to 10, and reduce family caregiving leave from 12 weeks to 6. https://loom.ly/ylgrS2o
DC paid leave cuts expose a risk brokers can't ignore
DC is the first jurisdiction to reduce an established PFML program while keeping employer taxes unchanged
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Black workers already experience lower median wages and higher unemployment than white workers and when the District goes through a recession, Black workers fare worse in every economic measure. Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/Rmx80qE
"When Mayor Bowser issued her budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 in April, it included what Mitchell of DCFPI called 'the deepest cut to our local safety net program in a generation.'" https://loom.ly/zoy3n0k
Food insecurity in the DC area hits a new high
Cuts to SNAP, surging costs, and federal layoffs are making it difficult for District residents to put food on the table.
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Today, the Census Bureau releases new American Community Survey data for 2025, showing the “before” of the historical cuts to the federal safety net.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities@centeronbudget.bsky.social · last mo.Today’s Census data underscore the important role SNAP, Medicaid, and ACA marketplace coverage play in helping families afford the basics. As cuts from the 2025 reconciliation law begin to take effect, @sharonparrott.bsky.social explains why those cuts are so misguided. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...
Join Just Recovery DC on 10/13 for an advocacy day at the Wilson Building to urge our local lawmakers and their staff to advance progressive, equitable revenue raisers that protect DC’s critical services and programs. RSVP and more info: loom.ly/WsIqo08
"This tax would expand the vital revenue D.C. needs so it can avoid cutting the programs relied on by struggling residents, who are disproportionately Black and brown." - @ericawilli.bsky.social www.homes.com/news/dc-city...
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Lawmakers can use this moment to advance a more progressive and racially-just tax system by evaluating tax proposals across five dimensions. Learn more about these principles in our new blog! https://loom.ly/rr7Cq2s
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers. https://loom.ly/vfcatOQ
For Many DC Workers, There’s Not Much to Celebrate This Labor Day | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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25 years. One simple way to celebrate. Join DCFPI's 25 Monthly for 25 Campaign with a recurring gift of $25/month. Together, we're powering the next 25 years of research, advocacy, and policy change. #25MonthlyFor25 https://loom.ly/hWUSTGI
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers. dcfpi.org/all/for-many...
For Many DC Workers, There’s Not Much to Celebrate This Labor Day | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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TODAY! Meet us at the Mount Pleasant Library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book, The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, in conversation with DCFPI's @ericawilli.bsky.social! More info: loom.ly/R7AWZXI
The Literary Village -The Price of Democracy:
This program is a part of the Literary Village book talk series - a partnership between Mount Pleasant Village and the Friends of Mt. Pleasant Library.. Event starts at September 3, 2026 6:30 PM EDT
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Approximately 1,200 DC residents could lose food assistance by October because of a harmful time limit on SNAP that federal lawmakers imposed on states and enrollees last year. Learn more on our blog: https://loom.ly/cpYws0M
On September 3rd, head to the Mount Pleasant library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History in conversation with DCFPI's Erica Williams! More info: https://loom.ly/R7AWZXI
Decades of historical and ongoing discrimination have greatly limited the economic outcomes of Black households, who in turn face the brunt of the District’s enduring affordability crisis. Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Three Out of Five Black Residents Can’t Afford DC | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
The perennial conversation around affordability in DC stems not just from high prices, but also from household incomes that are insufficient to cover costs—a situation that is particularly acute for Black households.
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High prices hit Black District households particularly hard because of the long-term suppression of earned income, driven by employment discrimination and systemic racism. Read more on our blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
