No Democrats Allowed

At least that's what Virginia seems to be saying. Why fund the Washington Metro when it would only encourage more Dems to move to old Virginny? Besides, Billy-Bob-Joe-Jack in the backwoods doesn't wanna pay fer all those freeloadin' welfare queens from DC, does he? Of course B-B-J-J wouldn't have a spittoon to expectorate in without the huge tax revenue from the DC area, but he can't be bothered with the facts.

Virginia House Panel Rejects Metro Financing Bill

RICHMOND, Feb. 22 -- A regionwide effort to ensure financial stability for the Metro transit system was dealt a serious setback Wednesday when a legislative subcommittee in Virginia turned down a funding bill that had been approved by the state Senate.

To create a new financing system for Metro -- the only major public transit system without a guaranteed stream of government revenue -- Virginia, Maryland and the District would have to act in concert. The Maryland General Assembly and the D.C. Council are considering finance proposals, and the Virginia Senate passed a bill Friday that would have allowed Northern Virginia jurisdictions served by Metro to raise $50 million a year for the transit system through a quarter-cent sales tax increase.

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