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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Washington Post weighs in suggesting that everyone needs to serve billionaire real estate owners. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/27/downtown-dc-office-buildings-remote-workers/

Also notable and funny that Bowser is no longer letting Falcicchio talk to the media. Sounds like her antics have not been winning any friends in the White House. [/quote]

To be fair, that's the only way for DC to get any of my money. My family spends all our social, entertainment, etc time in the burbs or traveling. The suburbs have adapted to WFH with excellent restaurants and entertainment. Do the burbs have Michelin starred restaurants? No, but I also wouldn't go into DC for that - that's something to do when visiting NYC.[/quote]
I don’t think DC people understand value proposition very well. I can spend $60 on take out for a brilliant Thai meal for my whole family in the burbs. We can even have beer and wine with our meal for minimal additional costs.

A meal out with the family in the city is probably $180 when tax (10%) and tip (20%) are included for a meal that may be a more exciting “experience” but with food that cannot possibly be be better. [/quote]

People in D.C. understand value proposition; you just disagree with some on what the value of a nice meal out is.

Also, we live in the city of D.C. and frequently get $60 takeout instead of going to a restaurant, too (though you pay tax on takeout, and we also tip, so I don't really see why you're trying to say those aren't part of the cost of takeout). I do think it's possible to get food that's better than takeout Thai if you go to a higher-end restaurant. But so much of this is subjective that it's sort of silly to claim that there's an objective value of X dollars for dinner at either place.[/quote]

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