On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress designated a small patch of swampland as the nation’s capital, a high honor for what has become arguably the most powerful city in the world, but one that came with an economic consequence. Washington, DC is not a state, but rather a district. The District, home to some 672,000 people, receives no
Washington DC Moves To Secede From The United States… Sort Of
The residents of America’s capital pay taxes like everyone else but have no congressional representation and their tax dollars are often vacuumed up by politicians they did not elect.