Not QUITE. There’s a lot of biotech development in the area, as well as a lot of computer and telecom tech produced here in Metro DC.
You just don’t see it, as it’s massively overshadowed by Fedzilla.
And only the Elect are really doing well. I haven’t had a raise or bonus in years, but the super-rich are making money hand-over fist.
Meanwhile, those of us mere workers, out in the endless suburbs STILL haven’t had our property values recover. . .
This is why Virginia has been trending Democrat the last few election cycles. You have all of these parasites in Northern Virginia living off the government gravy train.