I thought a tax code that encourages people to spend their tax breaks is what we want

Chuck Grassley's now well-derided statement is just weird. Even if we put aside the ridiculous stereotype of and seeming bigotry against non-rich people, or his casual sexism for his tacit assumption that the only actors that matter are men,¹ isn't people spending as much of their money as they can good for the economy?

Also, if he is going to lather a moral judgment over how he imagines people spend their money, why is spending money on movies in the same category as spending it on alcohol and prostitutes?

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1- Who else would be "spending every damn penny on... women"? Well, I guess prostitution-seeking lesbians, but I really doubt that is what he was thinking of.