According to the City Journal, D.C. is on the rise. Let the Journal tell it, it's not New York and may never be, but it's not too far behind. Urban affairs analyst Aaron Renn says that D.C.'s population and economic growth over the past decade have it ahead of both Chicago and Los Angeles. Renn says that this can be credited to expansions in federal spending.
Renn says that D.C. is rapidly becoming America's "new Second City," but he isn't too happy about it. In addition to questioning "whether that’s a good thing for America," he calls D.C. "an artificial capital." Here's how he broke down the District:
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He alleges that the stronger D.C. becomes, the weaker America gets:
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That's not the worst that's been said about D.C. recently. How do D.C. residents feel about the city's rise possibly representing the fall of this great country?
[via DCist]
