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And it's very difficult to draw a lines in the sand.

If I'm a sandwich shop owner looking to run for city council, why would I not cater my own event? Or lease my spare bedroom and extra vehicle to the campaign to use at a fair price? Or hire my spouse who quit their day job to manage the handful of volunteers I have? After all, I need an office and commercial spaces are expensive. I need a vehicle, but leasing a new one for 3-6 months is financially impractical. And why should I purchase a meat and cheese tray from a competitor?

As the offices being sought and the campaign money involved goes up, it starts to look and feel more shady, even when it's the exact same sort of behavior, just at a grander scale. So now instead of paying my spouse $25/Hr to supervise a few volunteers, I'm paying them $250K to "consult" on my State Senate campaign. And instead of spending a few hundred bucks on deli trays, I'm spending thousands on gourmet food for $500/plate fundraiser dinners.

And of course Trump has taken it to the next level. But at the end of the day, leasing a Boeing 757 isn't much different legally than leasing a 10 year old Subaru Forester.