Some of the richest counties in the USA are the ones around Washington D.C.
I follow the media business as in radio and for many years the leading radio station in terms of ad revenue nationwide has been in Washington D.C. instead of bigger markets like NY, LA, Chicago.......
The taxpayers are subsidizing a pocket of elite wealth in and around Washington D.C.
Most are contractors, cutting the federal workforce will do nothing. The federal contractors are larger and in more control of the federal government. If you’ve been to DC the number of opulent office buildings are a give away. The shadow government is where the money is.