But not so much an allowance for personal expenses, in general as the following quote form your linked article:
According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Congressional Salaries and Allowances, the allowances are provided to cover "official office expenses, including staff, mail, travel between a Member's district or state and Washington, DC, and other goods and services."
I'm just saying that members of Congress has significant personal expenses just be being members, and I don't think only the affluent should be members of Congress. I also think they should not become financially vulnerable just because they are elected to Congress.
I'm going through the (long) recording of the
House Hearing on ‘Lessons Learned’ From Mueller Report, and compared to a number of members of that committee, AOC is eminently reasonable, smart, intelligent, informed as well as civil and polite. She also has a spine.