The president is presented with a weekly menu, and they buy the groceries. ( uncle sam grabs the tab for official dinners.) Conversely, there is a fully stocked kitchen in the family quarters, and the family can also order take out.
If you could afford $725. sandals, you would probably buy them too!
Heck no! At least not those unbelieveably ugly $725 sandals.
You may be correct.
But they'd look a heck of a lot better than those do!