Is vat actually regressive at all? The more you spend, the more you pay. I see the wisdom of removing tax on necessities. But after that it's essentially every

Is vat actually regressive at all? The more you spend, the more you pay. I see the wisdom of removing tax on necessities. But after that it's essentially everyone's choice what they buy. The issue seems to be that things that only the wealthy can take advantage of are under taxed.