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Line 97: − + − − A majority of the residents of the District of Columbia are African-American. Some people who work in policy-making positions in D.C. are married to (or have a relationship with) someone who holds a different policy-making position. These relationships have a blinding effect that prevents policy-makers from acting independently based on [[logic]], values, or the interests of the [[America]]n people, and their policy decisions or recommendations are often self-serving.
→Criticism: already covered in "corruption" section
Since many of the early buildings were built with slave labor, and Washington had a very active slave trading market, some African-Americans view the city as symbolizing the slave contribution to building the United States.
Since many of the early buildings were built with slave labor, and Washington had a very active slave trading market, some African-Americans view the city as symbolizing the slave contribution to building the United States.
Until the mid-nineteen century, much of the area along the Potomac River was literally a swamp. As a result, the headquarters of the State Department and the surrounding neighborhood is called Foggy Bottom. The absence of effective mosquito control made spending summers in Washington a malaria risk. The self-interested, often deceitful conduct of power brokers in D.C. results in its nickname as "the swamp," which also fits the historical climate the region. In addition, its nickname as the "[[deep state]]" reflects how there is an entrenched [[liberal]] bureaucracy in D.C. that serves itself rather than the people of the district who pay the bills with a separate D.C. income tax and property taxes.
Until the mid-nineteen century, much of the area along the Potomac River was literally a swamp. As a result, the headquarters of the State Department and the surrounding neighborhood is called Foggy Bottom. The absence of effective mosquito control made spending summers in Washington a malaria risk. The self-interested, often deceitful conduct of power brokers in D.C. results in its nickname as "the swamp," which also fits the historical climate the region.
President [[John F. Kennedy]] famously commented that Washington had all of the efficiency of a Southern town and all of the charm of a northern city.<ref>http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/washington_is_a_city_of_southern_efficiency_and_northern_charm/</ref>
President [[John F. Kennedy]] famously commented that Washington had all of the efficiency of a Southern town and all of the charm of a northern city.<ref>http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/washington_is_a_city_of_southern_efficiency_and_northern_charm/</ref>
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