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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing ordinary about making north of $200K, which puts one in the top 5% of the country. How is that "middle"? And please don't say "250K doesn't get you very far in NW DC, Chevy Chase and Bethesda" - [b]living in an expensive area is a choice.[/b] When I lived in NYC, I remember wealthy professionals in Manhattan saying these incomes are "barely getting by" - as if choosing to live in Manhattan isn't itself a luxury. http://mic.com/articles/64095/what-we-get-wrong-when-we-define-the-middle-class[/quote] Sorry OP, unlike you, I would rather live in an expensive area with a short commute so that I can spend time with my family than live in a big cheap house in Haymarket and have to be in the car for four hours a day. I have a friend who gets home and half the time the nanny has already put her kid to bed. I'd rather feel middle class where I live now than feel rich but not ever see my kid. So there you go! [/quote]
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