For those that live in a world where the expectation is that gvt is the all-knowing and all-seeing provider of a lifestyle, there is no such thing as living within your means.
These are the same people that believe the electricity comes from a switch on the wall and natural gas originates from a thermostat beside the furnace.
Reminds me of an old Mad Magazine Dave Berg "Lighter side of..." from the 60s. You'll have to imagine the panels. It's a hippy sitting there with his guitar.
yeah well I don't need the mod cons, the fancy car, the six-bedroom house and
all the accumulated crap of society today. All I need is my trusty old
guitar and my amp...
....
and somewheres to plug it in.