A regionwide sales tax to fund Metro would disproportionally burden Greater Washington’s poor families, according to a new analysis from three left-leaning think tanks. The report, published ahead of a Monday summit involving the governors of Maryland and Virginia and the D.C. mayor, is suggesting additional property taxes on businesses closest to Metro stations.
The impact of a 1 percent regional sales tax, which has been floated as a way to give the region’s beleaguered transit system the…