I would imagine most lawmakers would actually agree with you too if it wasn&#x27;t difficult to distinguish bare minimum spending with nice but not absolutely necessary spending.<p>Where do you draw the line between, &quot;I need clothes to function as a human being&quot;, and &quot;I buy clothes because I&#x27;m into fashion?&quot;<p>We could probably come up with some general fair-ish rules, but their effects on consumer spending might do more harm than they help.