If by "one up you" you mean trying to piece together all the inconsistencies in what seems to be every single post in this thread, sure....you got me. It's rather obvious that you are dismissing certain types of spending by throwing your hands up in the air and saying "that's what we do" (which is a clear position of acceptance) for some things...the things you like. Then you're attempting to climb up on some sort of spending soapbox for things you don't. I WAS trying to understand the line you've drawn since you protested my initial assertion that it was
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for things you like
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for things you don't.....turns out that seems to be your approach exactly. I think we're probably done here unless you want to claim some other rationale for the inconsistencies in your positions/comments.
ETA: And you still haven't answered my simple question of why you are so concerned about who's going to pay for it which seems like it should be rather easy to explain, but....maybe not?