What is Washington?

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The Senate GOP Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell recently stated, in the context of the deficit ceiling, that it was "Time for Washington to take a hit and not the taxpayer" This article explains why it is an abuse of language, with the intent to mislead, to define Washington in that way. For example, Washington writes checks on most of the tax dollars that it receives that goes right back to taxpayers in the form social security checks, healthcare expenses, and payments to the military and defense contractors. In other words, Washington is not some entity that gobbles up taxpayer money for itself. McConnell, of course, understands this, but his purpose is to reify Washington, which has negative connotations for many Americans, (with the help of the GOP politicians who receive government checks and healthcare benefits)and to connect Washington to policies which are proposed by an alien administration. Apparently, GOP politicians who work so hard to get elected to government, and to live in Washington, are immune from any connection to the city that gobbles up taxpayer dollars.