A series of columns on the Washington regional economy is bound to generate a good deal of e-mail reaction, some of which I share with you today.
The request for big ideas brought lengthy, passionate briefs in favor of thorium reactors, nonstop flights to China, buried power lines, privatization of state and county liquor monopolies, agricultural clusters in the exurbs, more knowledgeable bank loan officers, more runways at Dulles, more bike paths and more trams in the inner cities. All worthy ideas, I'm sure, but not exactly the economic turbochargers I was seeking.
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