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| 5.19.2006 |
Create an optional federal tax donation to "Beautify Washington, DC" |
| 5.05.2006 |
Volunteer Commuter Subsidy |
| 5.05.2006 |
Establish New York Avenue NE Corridor as Enterprise Zone |
| 5.05.2006 |
Institute a Program of 'Impact Grants' for Home Purchase Down Payment Assistance to All New Graduates of Universities Based in the District |
| 5.05.2006 |
Schools of Excellence |
| 5.05.2006 |
Cap property taxes |
| 5.05.2006 |
Raise taxes on vacant properties |
| 5.05.2006 |
A proven method to save millions of dollars by eliminating wasteful spending from the DC budget |
| 5.05.2006 |
Increase the DC parking tax |
| 5.05.2006 |
All spending is approved by individuals who have been thoroughly screened for fiscal responsibility and have demonstrated an ability to manage themselves and their money. |
| 5.05.2006 |
Increasing Revenues from the National Capital's International Community |
| 5.05.2006 |
Expand D.C. to Its Natural Boundaries |
| 5.04.2006 |
Raise Taxes, Give the money to Education |
| 5.04.2006 |
A tax on all vehicles entering the downtown core of DC |
| 5.04.2006 |
City Improvement Through Land Reclamation |
| 5.04.2006 |
Tax the "Gourmet" Coffee Stores |
| 5.04.2006 |
HOT lanes Extended into DC |
| 5.03.2006 |
Public Library Improvement Program |
| 5.03.2006 |
save gas, stay healthy, reduce trafic and air polution. Include showers in all new DC office buildings. |
| 5.03.2006 |
DC Employer Commuter Tax to supplement DC Public Schools |
| 5.03.2006 |
Tax breaks for Telecommuting. The district can lead the country by offering local businesses tax breaks by reducing traffic on our crowded and distressed streets. |
| 5.03.2006 |
Cheaper but Better Selection of Wine, Beer, and Spirits for all DC residents and employees! And SAVE a Tree too! |
| 5.02.2006 |
Non Resident? Pay More at the Parking Meter |
| 5.01.2006 |
Increasing DC's Volunteer Base |
| 5.01.2006 |
Sports revenue bonanza |
| 4.30.2006 |
Adopt a School |
| 4.27.2006 |
Affordable and integrated housing |
| 4.26.2006 |
Eliminate the income tax and use tax reform to enact a living wage. |
| 4.26.2006 |
Audit services to the NCSA and fund them with a no-year appropriation |
| 4.26.2006 |
Full federal funding of Medicaid |
| 4.26.2006 |
Regional funding for education, corrections and social services. |
| 4.25.2006 |
Boosting City Tax Revenues By Charging Sales and/or Hotel Taxes on Leases to Nonresidents and Commercial Entities Leasing Residential Property. |
| 4.25.2006 |
Payment in-lieu-of Taxes (PILOT) Project |
| 4.25.2006 |
The DC Income Tax Lottery Program |
| 4.25.2006 |
Revitalizing Homes for the Middle Class in DC |
| 4.24.2006 |
Make Churches Pay Taxes (Payments-in-lieu-of-services) |
| 4.24.2006 |
Incent Accessory Units in New Townhouse Construction and Rowhouse Rehabilitation |
| 4.24.2006 |
It's a Beautiful Day in the (Black) Gayborhood (or, We Don't Do Bette Midler). |
| 4.24.2006 |
Bring more families back to DC by offering a $5,000 per child local tax credit. |
| 4.23.2006 |
Credit Freeze Legislation for DC Consumers |
| 4.22.2006 |
No commuter tax? Until we get it, reversible roads favor DC residents. |
| 4.21.2006 |
Make Property Tax Assessments Self Assessing, Simpler Fairer |
| 4.21.2006 |
Tax Rebate for Owners of Rent Controlled Housing |
| 4.21.2006 |
A New Tax and a Little Tax Relief for DC |
| 4.20.2006 |
How to encourage primary and secondary public school teachers to live and work in specific high cost of housing DC suburbs. |
| 4.20.2006 |
Increasing Funding for TANF Recipients in D.C.!!! |
| 4.20.2006 |
Further Driving the Idea of Taxation without Representation |
| 4.20.2006 |
Stop using Ticket collection as tax revenue |
| 4.20.2006 |
Lower sales taxes to invite more retail business. |
| 4.19.2006 |
Help the public schools fix themselves by allowing them to keep more of their own money |
| 4.19.2006 |
It's Time to Break the Taboo and Pay High School Students |
| 4.19.2006 |
"Servicing the Community" |
| 4.19.2006 |
National Capital Tax |
| 4.18.2006 |
Fixing DC Public Schools and Libraries |
| 4.18.2006 |
More Help Available for Working Families |
| 4.18.2006 |
Dog racing at RFK stadium when the Nats move to their new stadium in 2008 |
| 4.18.2006 |
BikeChecks - Allow employers to give pre-tax benefits to promote cycling to work! |
| 4.18.2006 |
College growth fund for low income residents |
| 4.18.2006 |
Public Transportation Tax Credit/Swipe Card |
| 4.18.2006 |
A Simpler Solution - "Improvement Day" |
| 4.18.2006 |
Close the Pay Gap between DC Union & Non-Union Employees |
| 4.18.2006 |
Commuter Tax to Encourage Suburban Families to Return to DC |
| 4.18.2006 |
Uplifting D.C. Residents |
| 4.17.2006 |
Tax Incentive |
| 4.17.2006 |
Low Income Tax Abatement for housing - Stem tide of unqualified individuals receiving it |
| 4.17.2006 |
How to build a better city. |
| 4.17.2006 |
(Housing in DC): There should be camunities spread all over the city-rental with option to BUY. Helps poor to become homeowners in DC. |
| 4.13.2006 |
Tax-Free Housing Savings Account |
| 4.12.2006 |
Property Tax Reform Reduces Blight While Creating More Affordable Housing and More Jobs
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| 4.10.2006 |
Abandon Statehood, Eliminate Federal Income Taxes, and Cut Taxes |
| 4.10.2006 |
Affordable Home-ownership for all classes. |
| 4.10.2006 |
A Simple Solution to Transport the City's Low-Income and Disabled Children and Adults |
| 4.10.2006 |
We are not a state, so stop calling us one! |
| 4.09.2006 |
An Improved Housing Model: Mixed-Income, Affordable Housing That Builds Strong Communities |
| 4.09.2006 |
Mixed Land Use |
| 4.09.2006 |
Saving the Health Care System from Bankruptcy |
| 4.08.2006 |
Mandate that people get paid hourly for the hours they work, so that they would wouldn't waste as much time commuting. |
| 4.08.2006 |
Wave real estate fees for people buying a house significantly closer to work. |
| 4.08.2006 |
A Good Plan for the City, Clean and Simple. |
| 4.08.2006 |
Rewrite the DC Income Tax Code to give credits for responsible urban choices |
| 4.07.2006 |
Base Property Taxes on Realized Value |
| 4.07.2006 |
Incentives and funding for business owners to help men and women returning home from prison. |
| 4.07.2006 |
Taking Recycling to the Streets of DC! |
| 4.06.2006 |
Require Transportation Demand Management - which reduces traffic and parking demand, while increasing choices and creating a less congested, pedestrian-friendly city |
| 4.06.2006 |
Applying Modern-Day Business Efficiency Techniques to the DC Government: Outsourcing to Our Government Neighbors and Giving DC Residents the Efficient Services They Deserve |
| 4.05.2006 |
Develop Federal Rooftops for NGOs |
| 4.05.2006 |
Greener DC today, for Cleaner Air tomorrow |
| 4.05.2006 |
Increase affordable housing in the District. |
| 4.05.2006 |
Restaurant Tax Credit |
| 4.04.2006 |
Blended Funding for Services for At Risk Children |
| 4.04.2006 |
Creating a Nonprofit Incubator for DC |
| 4.04.2006 |
No State Tax |
| 4.04.2006 |
End Federal Income Tax for Residents of DC |
| 4.03.2006 |
Balancing the budget and cleaning the air |
| 4.03.2006 |
Private landscaping and maintenance of public spaces in exchange for advertising. |
| 4.03.2006 |
Registration of Out-of-State tagged Automobiles (ROSA) |
| 4.01.2006 |
Snack Tax |
| 4.01.2006 |
bike lanes throughout the city |
| 4.01.2006 |
City-wide affordable units in luxury condo buildings, extra housing discounts for social workers, teachers and other community service jobs |
| 3.31.2006 |
Financial incentives for liquor store owners to convert their stores to uses beneficial to the community |
| 3.30.2006 |
Streamline District Government by Reducing Bureaucracy and Clerical Overhead by 20% of Total Workforce - Apply Savings to Help Furloughed Workers Create New Productive Jobs |
| 3.30.2006 |
Police Subsidy for Troubled Neighborhoods
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| 3.30.2006 |
Cover RFK Stadium and Convert it into a Clean Green High Tech Industrial Park for 21st Century Sustainable Manufacturing Industries: "The Anacostia Industrium" |
| 3.30.2006 |
DC Should Award a Tax Credit to Parents of Troubled Teenagers |
| 3.30.2006 |
Lower Property Tax on Homes -- Tax Profits on Sale of Home Instead. |
| 3.30.2006 |
Decriminalize It |
| 3.30.2006 |
Athletes to Help Fund Education |
| 3.30.2006 |
License plates and drivers' licenses |
| 3.30.2006 |
Impose a commuter tax |
