在2008年时贷款买下了一栋时价110万美元的“梦之屋”,作为律师,他的年收入有几十万美元,完全可以负担房贷。两年后麦克•李当选为参议员,他在2011年1月走马上任,参议员的年薪为17.4万美元,以一般美国家庭的收入来衡量,参议员的年薪属于高薪,但从麦克•李的情况来看,与之前的薪水相比,他的收入则大大减少,家庭立刻面临财政困境,尤其是每月的房贷,压力很重。
Less than two years into office, Sen. Mike Lee was forced to sell his dream home in Alpine with his mortgage bank taking a significant loss — up to $400,000 — in a "short sale" as the housing bust in his neighborhood drained his house’s value.
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