A Reminder Of DC’s Diversity
Posted on July 17, 2009 by andrew
On the one hand, I read this morning that DC’s unemployment rate remains higher than 10% and is, in fact, inching up towards 11%.
On the other hand, Matthew Yglesias posts a chart showing that our city has the second highest proportion of residents who would be subject to the proposed health care tax impacting only those households earning more than $350,000 per year (i.e., the super-rich).
I say this not to make any particular political point, but simply to demonstrate the contrast we see in this city.
Disclaimer: A disproportionately large number of the high income earners in the latter chart may, conceivably, have lost their jobs since this data was collected, rendering the contrast less valid. However, if typical patterns are holding, that will not be the case.
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