Third Highest Poverty Rate in the Nation and Maybe a Government Shutdown, well that will show those Washington elitists

Yeah...probably not.

The Senate sent the House's spending bill back which means: Government Shutdown 2011 Part II.  I'm not overly concerned about this.  We've been here before and the Dems caved.  I'll blog more about it if things look like they are coming to fruition/shutdown.

Otherwise let's talk about poverty in the District.  According to the latest data I've seen, DC has the third highest poverty level in the nation hovering somewhere around 1 in 5.  Yeah, 1 in 5 people in DC live in poverty.  Elitists.

We're trailing Mississippi and Louisiana.  Shocking I know you never thought we'd be trailing them in anything except illiteracy numbers, but really you were thinking Georgia, right?  The have such financial worries they are killing potentially innocent men to save money, which isn't cost effective.

Additionally, DC just made Bloomberg Business Weekly's best city to live in list.  I think #6.  We have some awesome restaurants, schools, and the like too bad no one from here can afford them.  Bloomberg also spent a little time discussing your likelihood to be a victim of violent crime in the District.  I still think we should divide that category into native vs. tourist.  You're always more likely to be a victim if you're a tourist.  That's a Commandment, but not in the Constitution.

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey suggests nearly 110,000 people live in poverty in the District.  That maybe more people that the entire population of Montana.  Additionally, contained in that number are 30,500 children.

Let's save some money and not declare war on Pakistan, and let's end the other three.  While we're at it we should tax the wealthiest Americans and businesses.  Your company wants to be here then you have to pay for that right.