> The job of the governments of the NoVA and NYC areas are to increase their tax bases. Must we always have such a narrow monetary view of everything? The pri

> The job of the governments of the NoVA and NYC areas are to increase their tax bases. Must we always have such a narrow monetary view of everything? The primary job of governments is to be for the people, meaning the primary objective function must be the wellbeing of the people. Increasing the tax base may or may not be a suitable means towards that goal -- but certainly it's not an end in itself.