Andy Boardman

Perspective is helpful: Even with the proposed 9.9% millionaire tax in Washington state, the richest would continue to contribute a much lower share of their income than the bottom 95%.

Separately, the idea of characterizing unrealized gains as "income" has never sat well with me — I don't think anyone is willing to actually apply that logic in a consistent way because it leads to some zany results.

Looking forward to seeing you this evening! It isn't too late to register.

There are limits to how much we can raise taxes is that we are a geographically tiny city where service businesses can easily locate in one of the many office towers just over the river. Likewise, high-earners can move to Alrington or Bethesda, where they get better schools.

There are limits to how much we can raise taxes is that we are a geographically tiny city where service businesses can easily locate in one of the many office towers just over the river. Likewise, high-earners can move to Alrington or Bethesda, where they get better schools.

Freezing property taxes in DC is one of the worst policy ideas I've heard. It's a massive tax cut for people who own properties — including multimillion-dollar houses — paid for by DC residents who do not own homes. It also drains revenue from DC while we're in a fiscal crisis.

CBO updated the cost estimates of tariffs after the SCOTUS's IEEPA ruling: There will be an increase in total deficits of $2.0 trillion over the 2026–2036 period, due to less tariff revenue and higher borrowing costs.