If you wanted to reduce your tax burden, you could do so. You could choose to buy a used car or live in a pre-owned home for example.
That being said, you may not desire a used car or pre-owned home. So, you have to choose. Choice.
Keep in mind that today you have no choice.
And there is no connection between taxability and quality. I understand that it doesn't make sense to inhibit spending in a consumer driven economy. If indeed you wanted to design a tax system that would cause the most damage to a consumer driven economy, you would design a progressive income tax on business and individuals... a subtraction method value added tax. EGADS! That's what we have now!!!