Underpaid. two households on $175,000 a year. in any business. >> washington, d.c. is one of the most expensive cities. i have a mortgage at home and kid in college. i can't afford both, and so you are faced with that reality, and i do think there should be a stiec $150 a month salary. nobody will vote for a pay increase, and not this atmosphere, but they have no idea how many dozens of people who are family-minded in a financial reality they can't afford two mortgages and two sets of payments. i have a bicycle here and a metro pass, and i can get around, but i can't afford the $2,500 it takes...