Many crew workers successfully support households thousands of miles away, The "hardship" of $2 bills isn't a major hurdle. Give the crew members some credit, they aren't helpless waifs.
As someone who has never ordered multiple entrees, nevermind 6-10 lobster tails, I am pleased that I won't continue to subsidize those who do as much as before. That doesn't mean I blindly defend anything.
Wow? Those subsidies are actually Advance Premium Tax Credits, which reduce the amount of federal tax revenue the governement collects. That money is made up by...
tax paying people.
If you want to be in the dressed up group, hang out by the main stairways in the center of the ship on formal/photo nights, there are many who congregate or at least pass through.
Having a day designated formal night doesn't forbid anyone from dressing up any night they want.
And having a formal night doesn't compel anyone to dress up that night either. You will see more people dressed up on the designated night, but not as many as you would have seen even five years ago.