Many companies with bans on business class travel have embraced premium economy as a way to offer employees a bit more space and comfort to rest or work without breaking the budget.
"Any time we are unable or unwilling to offset any of these bills that are making their way through the House floor, any time we are unable to offset that means we are spending the surplus, we are breaking the budget agreement, " said House Budget Chairman John Kasich.
With budget negotiations breaking down into public bickering and finger-pointing, the clock is ticking toward a shutdown of the federal government at midnight.
Having agreed to a budget, a dollar spent in the budget is reasonable, but a dollar spent outside of the budget is a dollar breaking your promise to the family.
If he wants to cut taxes and increase public spending before the next general election, he will probably be able to do so without breaking his promise to balance the budget and control public-sector debt over the business cycle.