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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where else but in DC can I get a SFH for $900K within 15 minutes on the bus to my office on K Street and within the nuclear fallout zone of the White House? For $900K, I'd be living in Long Island, Westchester County, or NJ with a 90 minute commute and paying $22K a year in taxes. In Seattle or SF I would be faaaaaaar my office at the price or cramming my future kids into a crappy 2BR apartment in Oakland. In London, I'd be living in Croydon and faced with a packed Tube ride into the city. Same goes for Paris. In Switzerland, I wouldn't even be able to get a decent apartment at that price due to the premium on ownership (thank god for their strict rent control).

For anyone who has never lived in a world class, international city DC probably seems expensive. But it's a god damn bargain compared to most major cities, taxes are relatively low, [b]and we get all the best services[/b] because it's the seat of the most powerful government on earth. [/quote]

This is where I think the posters here are wrong.

DC is fine and good but it is a podunk compared to those other cities you mention. I'm not saying that I don't love it, I live here! That said, people will never place a premium on Washington, DC the same way they place a premium on NYC or London. Incomparable in every way.[/quote]

Right but it's still a bargain to live here and there are JOBS.  PP is referring to her job on K Street.  Many of us earn the same salaries we would in cities like NY or London. [/quote]

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