The people who are currently leaving the city are the middle class as well as African Americans. Business owners and small property owners have almost been obliterated by over taxation and regulations. The former mayor of Washington Marion Barry brought about oppressive regulatory practices which he felt would bring about social justice in the early 1980's. Mayor Barry taxed and regulated the strong and the result was his reelection by the lower classes of the District. Years of over regulation have now led not only to population decline but also to that of a declining tax basis along with the most basic of city services.
Courts are jammed, schools are unsafe and the streets are littered with potholes.
The most powerful city in the world has literally been brought to its knees as a result of over regulation. The new mayor of Washington is now left with the remnants of his predecessor s social tinkering. The experiment continues and those that suffer from it are the current residents of the city itself. Roommate Locator Inc.