Keep voting for tax-and-spend politicians, and sky is the limit in terms of taxes. There are always creative ways to piss money away. But to emphasize once aga

Keep voting for tax-and-spend politicians, and sky is the limit in terms of taxes. There are always creative ways to piss money away. But to emphasize once again, this is upper middle class, with very little compromise. Not everyone has to live like this. Not everyone has to pay $10k/yr in property taxes or spend $2k/mo on food, or budget $1500/mo in health insurance/out of pocket costs. We factored in inviting people over, etc. Basically little to no change in lifestyle.