Government officials realize that the Gates (and other affluent families) are unintended subsidy recipients, so they decide to tax the Gates. One official argues that the government should tax the Gates with an income tax because an income tax does not skew the Gates' choice, and therefore, the Gates will "feel" as if they were taxed less than with a tax on food of the same amount. He also argues that if the government imposes an income tax on the Gates such that they can afford the bundle they bought before the subsidy, the Gates will be equally well off as they were before the government intervention