This is an inherent flaw of government. Though I understand why.

It's like when you budget for food, you're not going to spend $80 when you gave yourself $100 unless you've got the presence of mind to ration the food you spent $80 on instead of being comfortable with $100 of food.

This is so biased and wrong I don't even know where to begin. Personal finance is about cutting away your vices, and spending on what's important first (Like rent, food) and then spending what's left on your personal luxuries and savings.

This is such a fucked up comment dude. I know you've got a political bias, and that's completely okay. But to misuse the opposing argument is a strawman at best, and just generally disingenuous.