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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are 76%. I am pretty disgusted by all the people moaning about how hard it is to live in DC in the 90%+. If you feel that way, I would suggest that you are living above your means and there are plenty of ways to adjust that. Buy a less expensive house in a less desirable neighborhood. Send your child to public school. Buy used cars. And most importantly, stop trying to keep up with your neighbors. Change your social circle.

Don't complain about making that amount of money. I don't complain about our HHI. I feel fortunate to live in city with jobs, free museums, and some of the best public schools in the country. And we make a lot less than you but a lot more than most people in the country, even considering the cost of living here. Between my husband and I we have 5 degrees (2 undergrads, 2 masters, and a doctorate). We just made the decision to go into a field we love (the arts) knowing it wouldn't be financially rewarding, but would be emotionally rewarding.

Grow up. And volunteer (don't just donate money) - maybe you will get a little perspective. [/quote]

This attitude really peeves me -- as a 98% or 99% family (all from work, lots of hours, job I hate, no passive income), we pay a lot of tax and I am mostly ok with that.  But the attitude that I should be grateful to pay even more while others can choose lower incomes (and therfore lower taxes) seems unfair to me.  I'm a big believer that "from whom much is given, much is expected" and I am happy to help support those to whom much wasn't given.  But the tone of this post above is that they have made some sort of noble choice to earn less money, and no one seems to mind that the choice also means they pay less tax.  If everyone earned as much as they could, and paid taxes on it, perhaps we'd be in a better place.[/quote]

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