Poverty grows in Washington DC suburbs
►http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/sep2012/dcsu-s27.shtml
By Nick Barrickman 27 September 2012
The Washington DC area, including 7 of the 10 wealthiest counties in the United States, has witnessed a growth of poverty in the wake of the 2008 financial disaster. That poverty has deepened in suburbs long associated with claims of being “recession-proof” near the nation’s capital bears special significance.
Areas in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Prince William counties, saw increases in the number of people considered to be poor. Loudoun County, an area possessing a median household income level of nearly $120,000, has also seen a 5 percent rise in family homelessness in the past year.
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