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Trump is a bully. He's using the National Guard to conquer DC as a test run.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 2:51 PM

The District of Columbia should be allowed statehood, not forced to endure deployment of the National Guard to stop an imagined crime wave.

By William H. Lamar IV, Idiot

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/13/trump-nationa
l-guard-washington-dc-crime/85614091007/

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Not only have we outshined many of our peer cities, but states, too. DC has a population comparable to Vermont, Alaska and North Dakota, but a budget larger than Arizona's.

What the fuck? Is that supposed to be an argument in your favor?

And you even provided links (all 3 links below are cited/linked in the article above)...

State by State Population:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/largest-U-S-state-by-population

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47. North Dakota (2024 est.) 796,568 (2020) 779,094
48. Alaska (2024 est.) 740,133 (2020) 733,391
49. Vermont (2024 est.) 648,493 (2020) 643,077

Yes. That first part is true. DC does have a population comparable to Vermont, Alaska and North Dakota. 3 of the 4 lowest populated states.

Here's the numbers in the same link for Arizona:

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14. Arizona (2024 est.) 7,582,384 (2020) 7,151,502

The city of D.C.'s budget for the year:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/07/14/dc-council-budget-h
earing-tipped-wages-ranked-choice/

Yes. That's right. $22 BILLION.

The entire state of Arizona's budget for the year (the 14th highest populated state in the country):

https://coppercourier.com/2025/07/02/arizona-state-budget-passed/

$17.6 Billion.

Hey, Google AI. What was Chicago's 2024 budget?

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In December 2024, the Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2024 budget totaling
$17.3 billion, which included $181.6 million in new taxes and fees

Hey, Google AI. What is the population of Chicago?

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The estimated population of Chicago in 2024 is 2,721,308. This makes Chicago the third most populous city in the United States.

What the fuck?

The budget of Chicago is the same as the budget of Arizona, despite the population of Chicago only being roughly 1/4th of that of Arizona's, and the size of the city being dwarfed by the size of that state (think roads, highways, other infrastructure and costs that are still needed to be maintained despite much lower tax revenue with far less people more dispersed).

D.C. Gets the $4.5 Billion more for their budget as the City of Chicago and the entire state of Arizona, despite only having roughly 1/4 the population of Chicago and roughly 1/10th that of Arizona.

What exactly is your argument here, asshole?

You haven't "outshined" shit. And I mean that literally.

You get a boatload of cash every year that FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR exceeds that of anyone anywhere else in the country per-capita and it's a fucking crime ridden shithole anyhow?

You Democrats are fucking stupid. Stop talking. You look worse every day that you keep talking.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 3:09 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Some parts of DC, I hear, are quite exclusive.

Other parts are drug-ridden shitholes. Overall, the crime rate in DC is higher thsn yhe national average. https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-washington-dc/

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

THGR claims I have no morels, and he's absolutely right.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 4:46 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

Did you get the overall point though that despite being just less than 1/4th the population of Chicago and 1/10th the entire population of the state of Arizona, their yearly budget is $4.5 Billion more than entire state of Arizona (the 14th most populated state in the country) and is $4.5 Billion more per year than Chicago (the 3rd largest city in the country)?

It looks as though the ONLY metric the writer of that article used when claiming that D.C. "outshines everyone else" is how much US Taxpayer dollars they get to spend in a year compared to everyone else?

The entire article was a huge self-own.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 4:51 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

THGR claims I have no morels, and he's absolutely right.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 4:54 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

THGR claims I have no morels, and he's absolutely right.

Heh... Don't blame yourself. I'm sure that even after DOGE ransaked the place, nobody in Washington can account for the budget in Washington.

You should take a look at that article.

Outside of putting out a headline for stupid headline-readers like Ted, I have absolutely now idea what this crack smoking pastor was getting at other than embarrassing himself and his dead party.

ETA: I only now realized I didn't link the original article. Here it is, and I put it in the OP too.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/13/trump-nationa
l-guard-washington-dc-crime/85614091007/

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