Disconnect

The gaping chasm that that seems to exist sometimes between the priorities of our Washington policy-makers and the actual needs of the electorate---well, it's a very real concern, and it's likely exacerbated by the fact that our policy-makers in Washington simply don't live the way the rest of the country does:

The Washington region has emerged from the recession looking even more affluent compared with the rest of the country, boasting seven of the 10 counties with the highest household incomes in the nation, new census numbers show.

With a median household income surpassing $119,000, Loudoun County heads the list. Fairfax County, at nearly $106,000, is second. Both have held the same positions for several years running [...]

Household incomes rose in most counties around Washington last year, even as they continued to sink around the country.

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