[SandRat]

She’s a cry baby. Can’t live on $174K? Cry me a river. Quit acting like royalty Cong-gress Critter.

[UCANSEE2]

She’s a cry baby. Can’t live on $174K?

$174K seems like a LOT OF MONEY, especially to me.

HOWEVER, I do understand a basic principle of economics. If you earn $174K a year, and spend $173.5K a year, you can't afford to be without a paycheck.

Same if you make $17.4K and spend $17.3K.