[Hoot Gibson]

Proof?

I don't need to prove anything. Look at the list of benefits that were included in compiling the map. The salaries and benefits of federal employees and contractors, among many other federal expenditures such as buildings and infrastructure were not included in the statistics. That necessarily skews the numbers by selectively excluding some federal spending, while including other federal spending. As for the relative wealth of the counties in the DC metro areas of Maryland and Virginia, I think that I have posted it before. If not, then it is easy to find it by Googling "wealthiest counties in the U.S." Maryland and Virginia are both heavily dependent on federal spending. It is why the unemployment rate here is among the lowest in the country, while the average salaries are among the highest in the country.

Do you believe that the District of Columbia only receives $0.30 of every dollar in taxes that its residents pay? For that to be true, DC would have to be an extremely well managed city with a very low unemployment rate and an extremely high average per capita income. If you know anything about DC, then you know that the 30 cent number is bogus.