By Adam Andrzejewski, includes “Local politicians in Washington, D.C. claim a $1.5 billion budget deficit due to the coronavirus pandemic. So they’re lobbying Congress for a two-year $3.15 billion bailout. … Washington’s leaders try and fail each year in their application for statehood, but they’re already out-earning their state counterparts. … DC is flush with cash and rakes in more than enough money to pay its bills. It boasts assets of $5.8 billion compared to $4.9 billion in liabilities, according to watchdog group Truth In Accounting.”