{"id":20488,"date":"2013-09-21T16:28:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T20:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=20488"},"modified":"2013-09-21T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T20:28:57","slug":"where-has-all-the-money-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=20488","title":{"rendered":"Where Has All The Money Gone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is a chart posted by Ed Morrissey<\/a> at Hot Air<\/a> today:<\/p>\n

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The chart above shows the median household income<\/a> of the Washington, D.C., area versus the median household income of the rest of the nation.<\/p>\n

The article at Hot Air points out a few things about the graph:<\/p>\n

From the mid-1980s to around 2007, the median household income rise in DC<\/a> remained pretty closely linked to that of the nation as a whole.\u00a0 Anyone remember what happened in 2007, besides the economic slowdown<\/a> that would turn into the Great Recession<\/a>?\u00a0 Democrats<\/a> took control of Congress<\/a> and federal spending shot upward ever since.\u00a0 And at least according to the Fed<\/a>, that disparity is actually accelerating,\u00a0 at least to 2012, with DC median income skyrocketing while the rest of us stagnate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a choice to make as Americans. It’s not a Democrat or a Republican choice–it’s an American<\/a> choice. Do we keep spending ourselves into bankruptcy or do we begin to act like adults and live within our means? The choice is ours. We have an election coming up in about a year. Forget party labels–they really aren’t worth much right now. Find out what the candidate’s position is on spending and formulating a federal budget (we haven’t had one since 2009). Find our what the candidate’s past voting record is on fiscal matters. These things are not hard to find. Thomas.gov<\/a> is an excellent source of information for votes, sponsors of legislation, and actions of past Congresses. Do your homework–your country depends on it.<\/p>\n

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