Mxsmanic wrote in
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You think that the amount of money a person spends on something should
be uncorrelated with the use he gets out of it?

People spend similar amounts of money on cigarettes. I believe a plane is
more useful than cigarettes.

People spend less money on childbirth. I believe a child is more useful than
a car, a plane, or a cigarette.

But value is personal. And spending priorities even moreso. What you or I
think about how someone else should spend their money is irrelevant.

I'm not suggesting that everyone who makes $50,000 / yr should go out and buy
a plane. I'm merely pointing out the absurdity of your suggestion that most
people don't have the option.