Unfortunately, I feel we have reached the point where what’s good for the nation as a whole will be very bad for Washington DC and the political/Govt drones there who buy $1,200,000 townhomes and suck off the Gov’t tit.
Its a paradox which will make reform extremely difficult.
In as little as 10 years, that development has turned VA from a reliably red state (as far as national politics go) into a trending blue state. Northern Virginians are not going to vote against their self-interest.