Are inhabitants of Washington DC not full citizens?

DC, as Josh Clemons points out, has an unusual status in which our municipal budget is a line item in the federal budget, which means all our local monies, the vast majority of which are taxes paid to DC by the citizens of DC, have to get re-appropriated back to us by Congress before we can spend them. read more

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. read more

Current Population Demographics and Statistics for Washington DC by age, gender and race. read more