The new essentials:
Cable/Satelite TV
High Speed DSL
A luxury car.
A computer
Vacations
Cell phone service.
Movie rental service because it supports a vital balance of trade industry.
NFL season ticket. (Senator Kerry thinks its a necessity)
all this will be lobbyied into the “formula” to give us a living rebate. Its for the children.
There is nothing in the Bill to provide for specified “essentials.” Nothing. Again, conjecture is not a valid basis upon which to evaluate a tax proposal. You can raise any number of strawmen, none of which are relevant to the bill as written.