Question

which of the following is the best evidence to support the following reason? washington, dc should be granted us statehood because dc residents are taxed without being able to vote. statistics show dc residents pay 95% of the highest per - capita federal taxes in the united states. making dc a state would require not just a simple act of congress, but a constitutional amendment. the founding fathers did not intend for dc to suffer \taxation without representation.\

Explanation:

To support the reason that DC should be a state because residents are taxed without voting, we need evidence about their tax burden. The first option provides statistics on DC residents' high per - capita federal taxes, which relates to being taxed without representation. The second option is about the process of statehood, not the tax - voting issue. The third is about the Founding Fathers' intent, not direct evidence of current tax - voting mismatch. So the first option is the best evidence.

Answer:

Statistics show DC residents pay 95% of the highest per - capita federal taxes in the United States.