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Jan 16, 2012

Our One-Percenters Are Richer Than Yours

Ever since the Occupy Wall Street movement coined the protest slogan “We are the 99 percent!”, it has been bandied around as an admonition of the income inequality that has grown through the U.S. in recent years. But as anyone will tell you, the 99 percent isn’t a homogenous group, much less do all its members have the same interests, ideological inclinations or even incomes. Neither do members of the hated 1 percent, it seems.

Oct 05, 2011

Dan Snyder’s On A Boat

After suffering so much public humiliation during his utter failure of a lawsuit against the Washington City Paper, one can understand R******* owner Dan Snyder needing to lick his wounds. Now, he can do so on a 224-foot superyacht!

Nov 13, 2010

The Suburbs are Rich, But D.C. is Fit

Photo by . . . every.seven . . .. A Newsweek report shows that 7 of the 10 richest counties in the country are in the D.C. metro region. Newsweek used data from the 2009 Census to inform their rankings. The richest county in the country is Virginia’s Loudoun County, with a median income of a staggering $114,204. Following are VA’s Fairfax County (number 2), MD’s Howard County (number 3), VA’s Arlington County (number…

Jul 14, 2009

Arlington Ranked #2 for Best Cities for Rich Singles

Photo by M.V. Jantzen CNN.com’s Money Magazine has a new ranking out that lists the top U.S. cities or towns in which to snag a wealthy significant other, and Arlington, Va. is in the #2 spot. With 41.6 percent of Arlington’s population listed as single and a median family income of $108,815, the Northern Virginia county is second only to Hermosa Beach, CA, where the median income is $137,941 and 47.2 percent of the…

 
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