WASHINGTON, THE MODERN BABYLON

Washington DC can now be known as the Babylon of the USA 

Babylon noun: A place of great luxury and extravagance, usually accompanied with vice and corruption. 

ETYMOLOGY: After Babylon, an ancient city of southwestern Asia, on the Euphrates River, now the site of Al Hillah city. It was the capital of Babylonia and known for its opulence and culture. It was the site of the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Earliest documented use: around 1225.


Democratic Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo reached a deal in Albany with top legislators to raise taxes on the most wealthy and lower them for many of the millions of middle class.  At last, someone who dares do the right thing rather than pay homage to Grover Norquist
or believe the need to serve those who put them in office, regardless of the cost to American citizens.  Read more here.