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North America, U.S. Metro Areas
The Washington, D.C. region is diverse, growing, and generally prosperous. Yet it is also divided by race and income, bedeviled by traffic congestion, and struggling to manage growth and development. Through research and policy development, Brookings experts seek to understand the region’s demographic and economic trends, increase residents’ access to opportunity, support a competitive and inclusive regional economy, and promote sustainable growth patterns.
Supporters of the Affordable Healthcare Act gather in front of the Supreme Court before the court's announcement of the legality of the law in Washington (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts).
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The Affordable Care Act and Designing the District of Columbia's Health Benefits Exchange
May 13, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin
Alice Rivlin encourages the District of Columbia Health Committee to implement the health benefits exchanges of the Affordable Care Act in order to provide universal affordable health care coverage.
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For most mayors, going to Washington is one big irrelevant photo-op. Across the country there is this disdain for how self-referential DC has become. June 17, 2013, Bruce Katz, Financial Times
For most mayors, going to Washington is one big irrelevant photo-op. Across the country there is this disdain for how self-referential DC has become.
[Washington, DC's reliance on goverment is] a relatively less dangerous addiction than others. Diversification can never be sold until it’s too late. Complexity breeds resilience. It’s true in natural systems, and it’s true in economics. March 7, 2013, Mark Muro, Washington Post
[Washington, DC's reliance on goverment is] a relatively less dangerous addiction than others. Diversification can never be sold until it’s too late. Complexity breeds resilience. It’s true in natural systems, and it’s true in economics.
I think this is probably the nation's wealthiest region overall, and that wealth supports an array of public and private services that are in many ways a lot better than what poorer parts of the country can enjoy. But it also means it's an unequal region. We have a lot of landscapers and a lot of child care workers, people whose livelihood depend on the people on the high end. December 12, 2012, Alan Berube, The Washington Examiner
I think this is probably the nation's wealthiest region overall, and that wealth supports an array of public and private services that are in many ways a lot better than what poorer parts of the country can enjoy. But it also means it's an unequal region. We have a lot of landscapers and a lot of child care workers, people whose livelihood depend on the people on the high end.
A big sliver of American society that generally does well tends to cluster in Washington. When people make the argument that $250,000 is middle income, that’s way higher than most of the country regards as middle income. But here in Washington, your next-door neighbor has that kind of income. September 20, 2012, William H. Frey, Washington Post
A big sliver of American society that generally does well tends to cluster in Washington. When people make the argument that $250,000 is middle income, that’s way higher than most of the country regards as middle income. But here in Washington, your next-door neighbor has that kind of income.
I suggest people move to a market principle that forces us to make decisions like, ‘Gee, do we really need a second car in our household'? July 5, 2012, Christopher B. Leinberger, Washington Post
I suggest people move to a market principle that forces us to make decisions like, ‘Gee, do we really need a second car in our household'?
Interview | NPR
March 4, 2010, Jonathan Rauch
Interview | The Washington Post
August 15, 2006, Audrey Singer
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February 8, 2005, William G. Gale
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Alice M. Rivlin
Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Martha Ross
Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program