Why Washington DC is SO Out-of-Touch

Sweet Ride. Uber D.C.'s Rachel Holt
in one of her company's digitally
dispatched luxury sedans. Some
riders use them to get groceries.
(Time magazine)

Describing the über-Washingtonian lifestyle of exotic cocktails, 25 to 30 course dinners, and luxury rides, Andrew Ferguson draws a stark contrast between the affluence of the nation's capital and the country it governs. His Time magazine article, Bubble on the Potomac, is well worth a full read (subscription required), but here are some excerpts:

[The Passenger Bar's] motto? "God save the district." The sentiment is easy to understand, for these are good times in Washington and the seven counties that surround it. Even as the nation struggles, the capital has prospered, making it a magnet for young hipsters but leaving its residents with only a tentative understanding of how the rest of the country lives.