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This is ridiculous and just insulting to people who really are scraping by, not to mention descendants of slaves.[/quote]

$300K a year is nothing here. We make that as an annual bonus every year and after taxes its maybe $150K. Take out $100K for savings and all thats left is $50K. Its not that much.[/quote]

I have to laugh at this.  We have an HHI around $500K.  Once we pay taxes, the kids schools/daycare/camp, put away for retirement, come up with a home improvement project, figure out how much car repairs are going to be, it's really not that much.  We constantly look at each dumbfounded how there isn't enough money when the reality is, $500K is a ridiculous HHI.

I no longer want to eat Ramen and Mac & Cheese.  I no longer have the time or the energy to shop at the thrift stores.  I spend too much time in my car for it not to be comfortable for me.  I'm not giving up A/C in the car or buying a standard.  I want to live close to work and school.  Yes, we all can agree, those of us with high HHI could give up a lot and make due with less.  But we've been there and done that and have no desire to go back.  The issue is that the lifestyle that you expect that a $1M annual HHI will buy you doesn't happen in the DC area.[/quote]

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