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While median income across the country decline. . .

Posted by B. Daniel Blatt at 5:00 pm - September 20, 2012.
Filed under: Big Government Follies,Economy

. . . to its lowest level since 1995, incomes in the Washington, D.C. area continue to climb.

Wonder why that is?

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10 Comments

  1. Hmmm, …because they’re all dependent on the Guv’ment?

    Comment by Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — September 20, 2012 @ 5:17 pm - September 20, 2012

  2. Ted, that’s probably a good part of it. Another part is even more gruesome. Despite the fact that the economy is still horrible, paid lobbyists seem to be in high demand and doing well. And so are those whose living is election campaigning. Somehow campaigns are raising an exponentially increasing amount of money for incompetent politicians. Go figure.

    Comment by Pat — September 20, 2012 @ 5:54 pm - September 20, 2012

  3. As one of those leeches living in the National Capitol Region, I would gladly give up my six figure income if Government spending could be cut by a third.

    Comment by V the K — September 20, 2012 @ 5:59 pm - September 20, 2012

  4. V the K: I see what you did there.

    Comment by Bastiat Fan — September 20, 2012 @ 6:15 pm - September 20, 2012

  5. That’s because that’s where all the “vunnables” live. Speaking of which, enjoy some Shirley Q. Liquor talking about the topic:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OnQUhDSJh8&feature=g-all-u

    Regards,
    Peter H.

    Comment by Peter Hughes — September 20, 2012 @ 6:32 pm - September 20, 2012

  6. I believe per capita income is rising in the DC area because they are very hard workers who do the jobs that other Americans cannot do. Their productivity is so immense that they deserve to be paid that much.

    Comment by davinci — September 20, 2012 @ 7:47 pm - September 20, 2012

  7. “Wonder why that is?”

    When you figure that out, then Nancy Pelosi making $15 Million in 2011 will make sense…

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003954/Nancy-Pelosis-wealth-grows-62–lawmakers-annual-form-release-reveals.html

    Comment by AF_Vet — September 20, 2012 @ 7:55 pm - September 20, 2012

  8. I live near enough to “the District” and flit in and out of it enough to know the “inside” story. It is the model of Michael Jackson’s Neverland where $400 bottles of wine are mere introductions and serious players will kiss your baboon’s blue cheeks for a seat in the corner at “lunch.” The hint of power is pure gold and gossip is platinum for the envious.

    The WaPo and the Democrat establishment loathe those who don’t play their games and will spill endless ink to destroy them. Nowhere is phoniness more valued. Andrea Mitchell, for instance,is both dumb and ugly, but she rules like Leona Helmsley in heat. If you want a seat at her table, you will do unspeakable things to acquire it. If you don’t shiv a git, she will dismiss you like drowned vermin.

    What a happy place.

    Comment by heliotrope — September 20, 2012 @ 8:06 pm - September 20, 2012

  9. Hey, our “progressive” overlords are working hard for the people. They deserve to live better than those of us who just pay the bills.

    Comment by Bastiat Fan — September 20, 2012 @ 10:01 pm - September 20, 2012

  10. I believe per capita income is rising in the DC area because they are very hard workers who do the jobs that other Americans cannot do. Their productivity is so immense that they deserve to be paid that much.

    That is what I was going to say. Also, they are highly skilled and competent.

    Comment by Rattlesnake — September 20, 2012 @ 11:14 pm - September 20, 2012

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