[BluH2o]

Visited Washington, DC on different occasions in 2007 thru 2012 era. It was prospering when the rest of the country was experiencing a definite downturn.
Restaurants, hotels, and real estate were prospering ... beyond the 100 mile radius of Washington it was abundantly clear the nation was in a recession.
If the political, scratch my back & I'll scratch yours type are hit hard ... tough s**t.

[palmer]

I live in the DC area. It is a cesspool of liberalism and huge numbers of illegals. Government has created its own slave class to cut grass, clean houses and do construction. Government workers and their spawn have ruined politics in Virginia.