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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Do America's Movers and Shakers Live in a (Beltway) Bubble?

    Washington, DC has now replaced California's Silicon Valley as the wealthiest metropolitan area in the United States. Is that putting policymakers, politicians and journalistic pundits out of touch with the problems of ordinary Americans? Is that why they've been so slow to address the housing crisis and unemployment?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Washington, DC has now replaced California's Silicon Valley as the wealthiest metropolitan area in the United States. Is that putting policymakers, politicians and journalistic pundits out of touch with the problems of ordinary Americans? Is that why they've been so slow to address the housing crisis and unemployment?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Bloomberg

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      Washington Post

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