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Wartime Washington Lives in Luxury… Guess Who Pays the Bills?
Submitted by Westernerd on Thu, 2016-04-28 03:00
Washington war contracts have enriched northern Virginia at a level equal to the total budgets of countries like Belgium and Sweden. That post-9/11 security- and military-industrial complex financial bonanza is why north Virginia counties are the wealthiest in the nation.
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