[P-Marlowe]

If you made $21,000,000.00, $1,700.00 is pretty close to what "slips down between the sofa cushions", comparable to about $3.00 to a person who makes $40,000.00.

So if he went into Saks Fifth Avenue and stole a $1700 wallet that would be the same as if the guy who makes $40,000 went into the 99 Cent store and stole 3 candy bars?

Is that how this works?

[Prokopton]

So if he went into Saks Fifth Avenue and stole a $1700 wallet that would be the same as if the guy who makes $40,000 went into the 99 Cent store and stole 3 candy bars?

Is that how this works?

It's got nothing to do with stealing, it's about keeping track. Someone making $40,000.00 could easily forget about where $3.00 is, someone making $21,000,000.00 could easily forget about where $1,700.00 is.

[AndyJackson]

Is that how this works?

Yes, that is how Washington DC works.