District of Columbia - The US Explained

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

The next state I'll be covering in The US Explained is Vermont! To all my subscribers from Vermont, please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!

[@tarionmarsden157]

Can you mention Ben and Jerry's

[@rob9153]

I love you're videos! But you mentioned that license plates have "NO taxation without representation". That's false, they read, taxation without representation, as they allude to the famous chant during the American revolution, and DC residents status as, paying taxes to the US federal government, without having any real say, in the legislative process, in the US federal government.

[@rob9153]

A bit nick-picking, but it's an important distinction I have heard from multiple ppl around the district.

[@kosycat1]

Vermont has some of the best ski resorts in the country. Known as the Ice coast.The longest chairlift in the world is in vermont. thinking about moving from Maryland to vermont in a few years. It's so peaceful up there.

[@brettsmith3095]

Be sure to mention lake Champlain and Church Street when refrencing Burlington.

[@FlowMichael]

The fact that D.C could fit in Rhode Island only 17 times just makes me realize how tiny Rhode Island is.

[@ZBisson]

Don’t you mean how big DC is?

[@12KevinPower]

Rhode Island - 1,212 sq miles DC - 68 sq miles

[@Chris_at_Home]

@@12KevinPower The county I live 25,000 sq miles.

[@lawrenceandrews4367]

@@12KevinPower lol Jacksonville City over half that size.

[@joshm3283]

That honestly makes Rhode Island seem larger than I thought

[@soledieairvideos5974]

I moved earlier this year to DC. It’s so awesome to walk past all the amazing architecture, but my god is it so hot and humid.

[@zsam8095]

I live nearby in MD and holy smokes the humidity is terrible!! It is a swamp for sure!

[@xavierdomenico]

@@zsam8095 Swamp is a myth. DC had marshes, but those were filled in and is now the national mall.

[@kylewood5607]

Lol transplants

[@filrabat1965]

9 out of 10 Louisianians would disagree.

[@soledieairvideos5974]

@@filrabat1965 well yeah obviously, but this was my experience and I don’t live in Louisiana so what’s your point?

[@destinyforreal9744]

Carter I broke my leg and ribs in an auto accident and your videos are helping me feel less trapped by having to stay home to heal. Thank you!

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[@davidpawson7393]

I have so many great memories of growing up in and around DC and never let the time I was shot in a carjacking affect my love for both the city and the people. Two weeks later with the bullet still buried in my shoulder I went back to work driving for a courier company. My father worked downtown and still lives nearby as it's the only city he's known since coming to the US in the 60s. Always something fun to do no matter how much money you have. Another great unique video my friend and I see you at a million very soon.

[@rogerdoggett1991]

Did u immediately give up? Did he shoot for no reason?

[@empice2k]

A long time ago Congress passed a law declaring that all buildings constructed in the District may NOT BE HIGHER THAN THE CAPITOL DOME.

[@HeUaKeia]

I'm so happy you are making these videos again. I love them so much!!

[@JJPelszynski]

Great overview of an extremely interesting city. Thanks!

[@SomniRespiratoryFlux]

One fun quirk of the DC border and the Retrocession is based around the southern corner, located at Jones Point in Alexandria. The border stone still sits there, but because of the land being reclaimed by Virginia, the actual southern corner is in the Potomac just nearby. Coupled with Virginia controlling a narrow slice of the river in that area, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on I-95 and I-495 ends in Alexandria, VA and National Harbor, MD, but for a small portion over the river passes through this tiny corner of DC. I never lived in the DC area proper, but I did live for the first 25 or so years of my life only a couple hours away up the Potomac in WV's Eastern Panhandle, so I've been to the area a decent handful of times. One time I even got there by train from Martinsburg, so I had a rare experience with proper public transit in the US. ...Unfortunately the Amtrak line there is a bit run down and the first train stalled shortly into the trip, so we all had to cross to another train that came to take us the rest of the way to Union Station. Ended up a bit later to the convention than I intended, but not a huge deal all in all. And the DC Metro has always been just fine in my experiences, mainly the Red Line from Rockville to the city center. Great video, glad I'm caught up on this excellent series before WV or CO are up!

[@VintageToiletsRock]

The DC Boundary stones are incredibly interesting! However, I am disappointing that I don't get a "Welcome to DC" sign on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge followed immediately by a "Welcome to Maryland" sign.

[@athom716]

I went to grad school in DC, and I always think DC is an incredibly beautiful city, as long as you never pick up a newspaper. I was in grad school for journalism; I found out the hard way

[@brooklynnyc]

This is very insightful shortly described yet intriguing all in one! Wow ❤

[@ZBisson]

I don’t understand

[@athom716]

@@ZBisson the city itself is beautifully planned and has some amazing architecture, but if you're stuck reading about the politics and power games the city is built on, it can turn ugly very quickly.

[@HostileGingerATL]

Always been confused on District of Columbia, the unites STATES OF & America & the state (rather than state OF) & state republic or republic of the state of/ Georgia state ie. So confusing. I feel these loopholes & overly complicated designs are just legal loopholes for government (corporation) jurisdiction in courts.

[@nwtmediagroup]

great stuff! as a DC based video production company, this hit home. great job.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

You're so good at these buddy, I always learn something new about each place you cover. If there's anything you need/want to know about Kentucky, I will gladly try my best to help out. It's coming up really soon, #16! 👏👍

[@EstrafaDC]

Great video! One huge correction. Maryland was NOT a border state by choice. Lincoln sent federal troops to SURROUND the statehouse in Annapolis to barr them from voting to secede. Proslavery sentiment was strong in Maryland and it sat beneath the Mason Dixon line and Lincoln knew if it fell the capitol would be surrounded by the Confederacy. Fury about Lincoln's move was so fierce a verse in the Maryland state song decries Lincoln as a tyrant. That verse wasn't removed until a few decades ago.

[@user-up4vd5ov8x]

Learn something new

[@limortaccilorosempre]

Thanks 👍

[@bensweiss]

No verses were ever removed. The song was adopted in 1939 as the official state song and repealed in 2021 with no replacement so far.

[@EstrafaDC]

@@bensweiss Ah! Thanks for the correction. Appreciate it! If memory serves it's also around the time they decided to remove the statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice, Roger B. Taney (writer of the HORRIBLE Dred Scott decision) from the state Capitol complex in Annapolis.

[@anava84]

If he did indeed do that, Lincoln is in fact a tyrant.

[@GSean2013]

Thanks!

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@GSean2013]

@@ThatIsInterestingTII Loved it as always. Keep up the great work man!

[@fabionwilson6992]

Yet again nice job young man! Keep up the good work

[@scottengel9965]

I really enjoyed this video, and was surprised to learn that Washington was a separate city originally from Georgetown and Cities in Virginia. It now makes sense to me!

[@soledieairvideos5974]

Yeah I didn’t realize it until I had to fill out my address for here in DC and realized I have to write Washington, DC

[@charlesyoung7436]

As noted in the video, Alexandria, VA and Georgetown, MD were founded as towns before the Revolutionary War on the Fall Line. In 1785, George Washington backed the the "Patowmack Canal," to extend river traffic northwest to Cumberland, MD. While its construction and that of the new Capitol City may have begun 232 years ago, they were not finished by Washington's death in 1799. President Adams and Congress moved to Washington, DC in 1800, (224 years ago).

[@TheMelbournelad]

Always found it odd they didn’t re take the Virginia side of the District after the civil war

[@tracejones5952]

It's because it was given back to Virginia before the civil war

[@tracejones5952]

Alexandria had a booming slave trade and it reflected poorly on the capital so they gave it back to Virginia.

[@TheMelbournelad]

@@tracejones5952 yeah I caught that from the video. Hense my comment of why thought it odd they didn’t take it back AFTER the civil war

[@TheMelbournelad]

@@alexmartin8592 they just went through what at time was the most aggravated and bloody war the world had seen. That removed slavery, which made the Virginia side remove itself in the first place. No a stretch to have the federal government go let’s make DC whole again to unify the north and south back into a prefect union again PR move. Also a big FU to the slavery nuts as well

[@tesmith47]

@@TheMelbournelad because white folks watch out for white folks

[@lumptydumpty6992]

There's a 3rd part of DC outside of downtown and the area of townhouses and apartments. There are incredibly expensive neighborhoods of 3-5 bedroom homes west along the river in Georgetown before you get to Chevy Chase or Potomac. Prices range from $2M-$5M for houses that would be $800k-$2.5M across the river in Virginia. Maybe at most, 2300 square feet with at most an acre of land. That was when I was in high school in the early 2010s, I imagine they're more expensive now.

[@dalemcmillen2065]

Bravo for a fabulous video! Probably the best I've seen so far in Washington DC (even compared to the Smithsonian sponsored history of Washington DC videos, which are also fabulous). That you could pack so much history into 45 minutes is a real accomplishment. This video deserves to be watched a few times.

[@esxo6893]

So exited to see the rest of episodes on other states hope you keep going till the end

[@JonSwimmer]

Another great piece of work!

[@MrsKay-vu3ds]

Not sure why you forgot to mention Benjamin Banneker’s contribution to the L’Enfant plan of DC. He surveyed the land and made sure that the boundaries were in place.

[@ryanzkelly]

It’s mumbo sauce not mambo sauce lol love you video I’m from Woodbridge/Manassas Virginia which is just south of DC so I’ve spent plenty of time in DC and know a lot about it and you got everything spot on

[@boxsterman77]

A common misconception, L' Enfant did not model Washington after Paris. If anything, it would be a more credible statement to say Paris was modeled after Washington. The person most responsible for the sweeping and grand Boulevards, monuments placed at key hubs etc,. of Paris was Georges-Eugène Haussmann and undertaken from 1853 to 1870 during the rule of Napoleon III (hence the ubiquity of bridges with "N" as stone reliefs).. It is far more likely that L' Enfant modeled Washington after Karlshrue, Germany, whose design of criss-crossing diagonal Roads overlaying a grid network was as much to maximize artillery sight lines as it was to provide beautiful vistas.

[@FlickMobb]

Been loving this series, thank you!!

[@merljgravey]

Great job! As a long time resident of the DMV, I enjoyed it & it’s very accurate.

[@dee.hunter]

I am a born and raised DC resident and wow!... I thoroughly enjoyed this video.

[@bengeertsema1348]

I'm proudly DMV born and raised, great video as always Carter! Neither myself nor any of my family work for the Feds. People love to trash DC but it is an incredible place and it should be a state imo. Giving DC back to Maryland would be like giving Cincinnati to Kentucky, it just doesn't make any sense.

[@davidpawson7393]

Me too except I was born with a revoked driver's license and no insurance.

[@washingtondc9290]

How can people trash, DC? when if it wasn’t for DC, Maryland and Virginia would be regular states the richest parts of both states are counties of DC, because of the DC federal jobs, both states have some of the richest counties in America, not to mention half of both states claim DC 😂😂

[@757CitiesReppa]

@@washingtondc9290 nonsense…there would be no “Washington” DC if it was not for Virginia in the first place.

[@washingtondc9290]

@@757CitiesReppa All of that doesn’t matter. You are beneath us now we are the nations capital and you guys are just another basic racist state

[@Hibbs4Prez]

Now, that is just stupid especially considering how that slave -loving state took back all the territory it gave to DC.

[@chrisk5651]

When you said that their motto was “No taxation Without Representation” & you showed their license plate which reads “Taxation Without Representation” as the people living in DC are being being taxed although they are not allowed to vote for Senators or Congressmen or women.

[@MinhNguyen-nl8zz]

I agree, they should never have been allow to live there at all. There should be no private property in the District of Columbia. The entire are not occupy by government building should be raze and left empty except for temporarily housing and other services need for government officials license out. It should be run like Yellowstone.

[@ordinarycrab_2257]

@@MinhNguyen-nl8zz but people live there now?? You want to kick out all the people there?

[@godthesonthomas]

I was born and raised in DC (Now called the DMV or DC metro area). It’s a small town with a big city mindset. It’s as beautiful as it is dangerous (Southeast or SE, DC). This was great! Very well done.

[@OwlGreene]

Thanks, Carter for bringing up Mambo Sauce! My voice was heard! ♥!!!!!!!!

[@weston.weston]

Thanks for another great video, Carter!

[@principalmcvicker6530]

13:00 gotta love that John Smith map

[@NicksDynasty]

My favorite U.S. city Great vibes!

[@manuelgrothe608]

Baltimore and Washington are brother metro cities in Maryland

[@sanasama2209]

When it comes to matter, no one can beat Carter🤗 thanks for another gem of an addition 🤓

[@MikeJDavis747]

He failed to mention that Washington, D.C. had a governor names Riggs. He was the first and only governor of D.C.

[@jayandree4361]

That’s where they get the name Riggs road in NE?

[@MikeJDavis747]

@@jayandree4361 Also Riggs National Bank

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

A politician named Riggs is just hilarious to me

[@ltsgobrndniagre3endofquote525]

Is that where the term "rigged" came from? 🤔

[@Hollywood2021]

Also no mention of the greatest mayor of all time, Marion Berry 🤪

[@Merle1987]

18th century French city planning, 10/10. 21st century American city planning, 3/10. D.C. sounds really cool. Every US city should be like that.

[@rich7447]

DC is one of the worst US cities to drive in. Luckily the subway system is very good, but it wasn't opened until 1976.

[@decounltd5485]

@@rich7447 Maybe I am used to driving in DC but I don't think it is that bad. Haha. But then, people in neighboring MD and VA complain about DC driving so...

[@rich7447]

@@decounltd5485 I'll drive in Manhattan, but always take the train (usually pick it up near BWI) into DC.

[@decounltd5485]

@@rich7447 I guess I am blind to the terrible driving then haha. But like you said, the Metro is not bad so that helps a lot.

[@rich7447]

@@decounltd5485 It does. I think the biggest problem with DC is that the road layout makes it confusing (and I have spent a lot of days there mainly because I am only 40 minutes away on the Maryland side). People normally get used to the roads in the places that they live in, but how easy it is to learn a city says a lot about how well it was designed. Montreal is another city that gets me turned around and I spent a good amount of my younger years there. Especially between 18 and 19 (lived in the part of Canada with a 19 year old drinking age).

[@Justicehillmusic]

Great work

[@jnyerere]

I'm not understanding where you got the MSA population numbers from. DC hasn't been in the 4 million range since the 2000s. It's currently the 6th Largest MSA in the U.S. with 6.3 million people. I'm just curious to know where you got your population numbers from.

[@manuelgrothe608]

Baltimore and Washington DC are brother metro cities in Maryland

[@mariagloriadelcarmen]

Lets have crabs

[@andreasgrothe9940]

🦀 are yummy

[@katharinajohn5619]

THANK YOU WONDERFUL FILMS !!

[@ruelza2123]

Just subscribed! You’re videos are so informative and straightforward to the point. Will be watching more… 😊

[@racquelhill8840]

Born in DC and live here!! This was a good video!!! Yes you left out Benjamin Banneker and didn't really mention any mayoral scandals 👀🤣

[@andreasgrothe9940]

And the same with Baltimore

[@kylewood5607]

Shoulda had a whole 10min in there for Marion Barry😂

[@MrJEM1989]

That photo of the Washington coat of arms is taken from Selby Abbey in Yorkshire; you can see see the Washington Window today if you visit.

[@nealart]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@akcoop]

Bruh…. you did a fantastic job on this vid 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽💯

[@kommercialkings]

Great info. Non biased and well informed.

[@davidgeoclark9208]

You can live in the district of Columbia and not have a Washington address if you live in the military housing at Bolling Air Force Base. Your address is: Bolling AFB, DC.

[@trishriederer1857]

Series idea, since you are doing all the states and territories etc, keep following the quarter series and do the parks next etc

[@sjTHEfirst]

Very good. Almost got it all correct! @27:23

[@dwaynerichardson5380]

🎶Doing it in the park, Doing it after dark, oh yeah, Rock Creek Park Oh yeah, Rock Creek Park🎶

[@ceciland18]

Props to you for mentioning the unofficial city motto!!!! When you come back and edit to correct or add, can you add the unofficial song “Welcome To DC” by Mambosauce.

[@williamjackson274]

My name is William 'Smokey' Jackson as a 2014 Washington post featured tour guide, Local DC Circulator Bus Operator, & Native Washingtonian (Born DC General; 1991, Raised; East of the River, and Educated; The Duke Ellington School of the Arts cls 2010), I would just like to say thank you for representing my hometown in your series with such unique dedication and unbridled support for the history of the black community and our contributions to the Nations Capitol. However i have just 2 criticisms... I would have love for you to have mentioned the Contributions of 'The Mayor for life' Marion Barry, and its pronounced MUM(mumble)-bo sauce. Other than that thank you very much for showing we are more than politicians, we are a culture and a lifestyle! 😍💯

[@iplaychessnotcheckers]

THANK YOU! As a Washingtonian myself (born at Georgetown Hospital LOL), I was scratching my head when there was no mention of Marion Barry (who was the most popular and longest serving mayor here) and was laughing my butt off when he pronounced mambo/mumbo sauce as MA'AM bo sauce. 🤣

[@annfrost3323]

Yes, it has been a while since we saw Barry pushing cocaine up his nose. 😂

[@w307288]

DC is beautiful and amongst the best of US cities

[@Hollywood2021]

This was awesome. I’ve haven’t visited the capital yet, but now I’m really looking forward to it 👍🏼

[@Original50]

The geometry of DC is beautiful. DC is beautiful. 🙏

[@PerthTowne]

I like Washington. It's an interesting place to visit. And I enjoyed this video.

[@07GSXR1G]

Awesome content and great work

[@A.Mayflower127]

As someone who was raised in DC for some of her life, DC STATEHOOD NOW!!!!! Also I support Nova being added to the state

[@ThecrazyJH96]

Damn if we joined DC we’d be the richest state 😂

[@WillmobilePlus]

As some one supposedly raised there, you should know why it exist as it does. Want to live in a state so badly, then go to one next to it.

[@rich7447]

@@WillmobilePlus Exactly.

[@tesmith47]

@@WillmobilePlus fools like you are part of the problem. Statehood is the correct answer.

[@TheDCGuitar13]

@@WillmobilePlus give back the federal taxes we pay more than 10 states then. No point spoon feeding people who contribute zero to america that think they can scoff at your rights…

[@nicolewilliams7594]

I enjoyed this information you put together. Thanks.

[@christopherblaha1789]

I was hoping you were going to say that Woodrow Wilson is the only president buried in Washington D.C. at the Washington National Cathedral.

[@velenity7286]

Was just binging this!! Love your work

[@tumrani]

You did a great job, this from a DC native

[@trishriederer1857]

I love these and the fact that you don't use music.

[@AlexCab_49]

Douglass Commonwealth, that's pretty smart as it keeps DC.

[@garrycollins3415]

Much learned, thanks.

[@limortaccilorosempre]

Well done, packed with info. 😊

[@Dizarama]

I plan on taking a trip to DC one of these days. I really want to go to the Smithsonian and see the Hope Diamond.

[@rkenzie5235]

Mind blown 🤯

[@Commander-leo]

Fun fact : DC have the highest gdp per capita in the US and world DC have a gdp per capita of the quarter of million dollars and rising every year

[@williamjackson274]

As someone who is regarded as one of Washington DC top tour guides &, historians i have some corrections... Mainly The US capital and the White House are the only two buildings in DC that do not have an actual completion date The residency act set forth the date in which the federal government should be in place November 1st 1800 however with John Adams moved in the White House only had six finished rooms and when Congress moved into the old house chamber the Senate side was still being completed the dome was non-existent, and that only did they move the house into that chamber but they also move the Senate the library of Congress and the supreme Court all inside of the old house chamber November 1st 1800 because construction on those buildings haven't even began yet.

[@jayandree4361]

Dc & md my home ❤️

[@siyacer]

An interesting take

[@rarelibra]

19:28 - Kentucky was a pivotal state for the Civil War... it's government chose to remain with the Union, while it's people wanted to be with the confederacy. Had the government chose to secede, the war would have turned out much different, as Kentucky called up 57 full regiments during the Civil War, and is undeniably at a geographic location that would have cut off the Ohio River and crippled the Union.

[@ElyasBinYahya]

21:00 Nobody can “change history”. Only the present.

[@natecousins6264]

but the story can be changed.

[@Original50]

27:38 Does that sub-district not look suspiciously like the island of Gt. Britain, just flat on her back? 🤔

[@truongtholam8318]

One question: How many neighborhoods are there in Washington, District of Columbia ?

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@billbishopboyiscool]

How are you and your team making these so fast!?

[@ilikegames2520]

I think Carter is done with school.

[@lumptydumpty6992]

"If you live in Arlignton and wade out into the Potmac River, you'll be in DC. I mean, you'll also be radioactive and get 6 unique diseases, but you'll be in DC.' In all honestly, you stay up river from the city you're fine. We used to go off one of the GW parkway overlooks down to the water and jump from rope swings, and I kayaked in it quite a few times. But man, does it get gross after the Lee Highway bridge.

[@boothboy888]

I've lived in many regions of the US and DC is easily my favorite city here. I absolutely love living here. Walkability, endless (free) things to do, and it's a great place to raise a kid. East coast has better cities. West coast has better outdoor recreation.

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

I wish I could afford to move, DC would be my first option💙💙💙

[@spellmon1]

That intro music is Hot Stove 😅

[@andreasgrothe9940]

Baltimore and Washington DC are brother metro cities in Maryland

[@washingtondc9290]

DC is a federal district/city and the capital of the United States of America we are not a part of any city or state

[@andreasgrothe9940]

@@washingtondc9290 Washington and Baltimore have a sister city called "Annapolis" the capital of Maryland

[@andreasgrothe9940]

@@washingtondc9290 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are brother metro cities in Pennsylvania

[@JhonnyBoi]

They’re more than that, they are the same metro area but for some reason they are always separated. Even though they are the same distance as other cities like Dallas-Fort Worth or Miami-Fort Lauderdale.

[@washingtondc9290]

@@JhonnyBoi Let me explain Washington DC has a Metro bus and train and it goes through Montgomery & Prince Georges county in Maryland and northern Virginia which is the DC metro area you cannot catch a Metro bus or train in Washington DC and take it to Baltimore you will need to take the Marc train which goes through majority of the top cities in the US DC & baltimore are not in the same metro area

[@AndreM37]

Washingtonian here. Dc is the only city you can be in and don’t know you in it. Unlike other cities, you can tell you entering a city because big buildings…. Dc you just get a welcome to dc sign. Very unique city.

[@washingtondc9290]

So if you get a welcome to DC sign doesn’t that tell you u are in DC according to your words 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@washingtondc9290]

I think what you mean is the city can do more to let you know you are in the actual city of Washington DC

[@sebbvell3426]

Here in Venezuela we have 23 states and a federal district where Caracas (the capital) recites

[@lumptydumpty6992]

I was in Preschool for the DC Sniper and 9/11. My brother was in Kindergarten for the sniper and I remember him complaining about them cancelling recess because of it.

[@bulletholeteddy9223]

Just a small correction but Washington is an area in the city of Sunderland not Newcastle, interestingly americans named their cities after towns here, and we named towns here after American places, there is a town called Philadelphia near Washington uk

[@shopece8807]

***watches in Ward 7*** .

[@jakealden2517]

Great video, but I'm still confused. Is Washington the federal part of DC, or is the entire place Washington and DC at the same time? Thanks!

[@andreasgrothe9940]

Washington state is at the 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 border

[@Jack-sq6xb]

So basically DC is its state level classification. I'm from DC is like someone saying they're from Ohio. Washington is the city/county/municipal level, its like being from Columbus in Ohio. But imagine Columbus was the entirely of Ohio.

[@jakealden2517]

@@Jack-sq6xb great thanks!

[@davisdavis468]

@@jakealden2517 And ill add that like he mentioned in the video this wasnt the case originally and the city of washington had a border (current day florida ave) and the rest of the land within district of columbia was rural (so "washington, dc" only referred to the "city" that took up whats currently downtown) but the city grew to encompass the entire district and combined into one local government like the analogy with ohio

[@ceciland18]

When you write the address out it’s Washington, DC then zip code

[@srosellerjr]

Yay, I live in DC Metro

[@officialalonzo263]

It now has over 700,000 residents

[@washingtondc9290]

We are still in the 600,000s and actually due to crime we’ve lost over 40,000 residents from 2020 to 2021

[@5928N]

@@washingtondc9290 In 2022, the population went back up and is estimated to be even higher for 2023. www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/DC/PST045223

[@KingLarbear]

We don't need 51 states, the whole point of DC was to be a neutral place from all states. It needs to do what Virginia did and take back its land. Maryland needs to take back its land. Federal land should be just the federal buildings with a barrier around them, those 700K people can vote with Maryland on issues or what was the point of taking it from Virginia from the start

[@MAmet-bc3zz]

But those 700k don’t feel like they are part of Maryland, why force people be part of a state they don’t belong

[@bluecyclone7077]

@@MAmet-bc3zz then they are idiots. PG county and Montgomery county share most similarities with DC

[@JhonnyBoi]

Or just give them their rights?

[@gavinm2183]

Maryland doesn’t want DC, and DC doesn’t want to be part of Maryland. Just give the citizens of DC representation in congress. It is the right of all Americans.

[@randallstephens1680]

38:09 "The government is the largest employer in the district, but it's filled with other high-paying government related jobs in it and nearby such as defense contractors lobbying firms and international organizations which have their headquarters there" "Because of this the tiny district has a higher GDP than 17 different states and by far the highest GDP per-capita in the entire country." It's pretty easy to get rich when one can utilize the government's monopoly on violence to tax the population and print money out of thin air. It'd be a different story if these people's wealth was derived from them having to produce something for society that people would willingly buy.

[@tesmith47]

Not true

[@JhonnyBoi]

Consider it our commission for inventing America.

[@felixfonalledas893]

Statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Let’s add two more stars to the United States flag! (Estadidad para el Distrito de Columbia y Puerto Rico. Añadámos dos estrellas más a la bandera de Estados Unidos!)

[@chrisjones2860]

Never ever.

[@seant1133]

Unpopular opinion but I think Washington should abolish the 130 feet tall building height limit. If residential buildings could be taller it could help eliminate gentrification in black neighborhoods and give Washington a downtown core. If statehood becomes a thing the city will need a memorable downtown outside the federal district so people don’t confuse the two.

[@ericalbright4943]

Thats what Arlington is for lmao

[@DaRocketGuy]

@@ericalbright4943 wait this is so true i just realized haha

[@seant1133]

Eric Albright Arlington is in Virginia 🤷🏼

[@DaRocketGuy]

@@seant1133 it’s one short bridge from dc tho

[@ericalbright4943]

@@seant1133 no shit

[@samwill7259]

DC? Love it, Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, The Flash, The Justice Society, the Teen Titans, some of the greatest stories ever to-....huh?...what's that?...oh the CITY! eh, it's aight.

[@garvinbenjamin7124]

Nice

[@timbarry2743]

Did you mention former DC Mayor Marion Barry?

[@lisabelliveau5804]

😂

[@MEEZYFROMPG]

That bitch set me up.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Thorough and enjoyable as your videos always are. I would have mentioned the effect on the city's black population of FDR abolishing racial discrimination with civilian federal employment. That created a huge black middle class in Washington and several suburbs. Today, the retires along them, as well as white retirees and 2nd generation embassy families give Washington and Md. and Va. outlying communities a great deal of diversity among the more financially secure. The loss of pensions and opportunities has harmed the prospects of the baby boomer and young adult generations in or heading for retirement. And the red lining you described created new generations of poverty.

[@devrusofthenorthwood]

I'm a DC resident and found a few issues with this video. #1 -- The City of Washington's charter was repealed in 1871. In other words, there is no current City of Washington. It is only the District of Columbia. Residents do not usually refer to it as "Washington", but rather as "DC" or "The District." Additionally, the official demonym for a person who lives in DC is "DC resident." Sometimes "Washingtonian" is used informally, but we usually say "DC resident." Otherwise, it's a nice video. 🙂