The Tax System Explained in Beer
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
- The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
- The fifth would pay $1.
- The sixth would pay $3.
- The seventh would pay $7.
- The eighth would pay $12.
- The ninth would pay $18.
- The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve ball. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20". Drinks for the ten men would now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes, so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.
And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% saving).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3... (33% saving).
The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7... (28% saving).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12... (25% saving).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18... (22% saving).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59... (16% saving).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free.
But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20 saving," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, "but he got $10!"
"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar too. It's unfair that he received ten times more benefit than me!"
"That's true!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back, when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!"
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison, "We didn't get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!"
The nine men surrounded the tenth man and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and government ministers, is how our tax system works. The people who already pay the highest taxes will naturally get the most benefit from a tax reduction.
Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
Georgia Voter List Audit results from DOAA
"Clean Voter List" Are you kidding?? Voter Fraud Alert!
The easiest way to begin the cheat is with voter rolls that are inflated, bloated, inaccurate, and out of date. Over the last 8 years Georgia has added hundreds of thousands more voters than it has removed. Georgia is “over registered” at 104% !! (EAC data)
A precinct, a county, a state can hide thousands of illegal votes and never have more votes than registered voters- the red flag alarm for FRAUD.
Illegal votes can be hidden by moving the voter to the "Inactive" voter list or cancelling the voter right after the election.
The easiest way to cheat is with mail voting. NO tracking, no witness, no chain of custody, no supervision, no control, in-person safeguards.
NO protection of the voter or the ballot.
Who has or had access to Georgia's voter rolls?
Secretary of State
County Election Registrars and staff
ERIC
KnowInk/Liberty/Dominion voting systems
Enhanced Voting
Salesforce
MTX - GARViS developer
CEIR
Kennesaw State
ACLU
Hackers of 4 Georgia counties in 2024
China, Russia, Iran
Dark web
Who is DENIED access to Georgia's voter rolls?
Department of Justice
Georgia State Election Board and their investigators
A mayor of a major American city telling a constituent to “shut up” for criticizing public policy is wildly inappropriate.
I challenged him on Peachtree St pedestrian infrastructure and the failure to deliver voter-mandated BeltLine rail.
Disagreement is fine. This isn’t.
If you needed another reason to move to Florida, just know that my kids school district sent this letter out to every parent and student in the county last night, welcoming them back to school with a letter from President Trump.
I've never seen anything like it, but I love it.
Jeff Foxworthy and Muslims Jeff Foxworthy writes....... Have you ever wondered why it's OK to make jokes about Catholics, Jews, Christians, the Pope, the Irish, the Italians, the Polish, the Hungarians, the Chinese, the French (including French Canadians), the elderly, bad golfers, men/women, blacks/whites, red necks, etc., but it's insensitive to make jokes about the Muslims?
Well, it's time to level the playing field and be politically incorrect, by including our friends, the Muslims, on this grandiose list. So Jeff Foxworthy did his part to include the Muslims on his list ...
1. If you grow and refine heroin for a living, but morally object to the use of liquor, you may be a Muslim.
2. If you own a $3,000 machine gun and a $5,000 rocket launcher, but can't afford shoes, you may be a Muslim.
3. If you have more wives than teeth, you may be a Muslim.
5. If you think vests come in two styles, bullet-proof and suicide, you may be a Muslim.
6. If you can't think of anyone that you haven't declared jihad against, you may be a Muslim.
7. If you consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing, you may be a Muslim.
8. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses, other than setting off roadside bombs, you may be a Muslim.
9. If you have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four, then you, too, may be a Muslim.
10. If you find this offensive and do not forward it, you are part of the problem here in America … but if you delete this, you are most likely a Muslim. Eishhhhhh 😡😡😡😡
Jon Ossoff voted AGAINST $127.4 million for the school at Fort Benning.
Voted AGAINST $45 million for barracks at Fort Stewart. Then BRAGGED about fighting for Georgia's military families.
This is at least the 5th time he's been caught in this exact lie. FRAUD. https://t.co/QEWAwhuhQz
Americans have had enough of Democrats lying to their faces
Abdul El-Sayed said “Abdul is as American as any other name in this country. It's one of the strongest American names that you can have”
Jeff Mead “he's just out here lying. Just lying through his teeth. Just lying. This is why I do not like, like the Democratic Party. They look you dead in the face and just lie as if you're too stupid to know any better.
Abdul is not one of the strongest American names you can have. Abdul is not an American name. Abdul is one of the strongest Arabic names you can have, not one of the strongest American names. But again, it's just crazy to me that he says this with a straight face.
By the way, his name means servant of the most merciful, talking about Allah. His middle name is Muhammad, who is a central prophet in the religion of Islam.
When the United States was founded, essentially close to zero amount of people here were Muslims. The vast, vast, vast majority were Christians. America was not founded on Islamic values. It wasn't founded by Muslims. He's trying to get people to believe that his culture, his beliefs, his religion is just as American as everybody else's. No, it's not.”
“That's what Democrats do. They will look at you dead in the face and just lie, just lie, just lie”
“If you're in Michigan, register to vote, prepare to vote, get ready to vote. Ensure that this man does not become a senator in Michigan”
We all learned about the Mayflower in school and the founding of America. Does anybody remember the name Abdul mentioned? No? Because it wasn’t
There is no historic figure in American history during the founding named Abdul, I show proof
All democrats do is lie
@gibsonguitar Hey Gibson - you should sponsor the weekly Guitar Night at Radio Free Birdland in NYC! Some serious Gibson guitar playing by Frank Vignola, Pasquale Grasso and more!!!
Georgians of all political parties support voter ID. Overwhelmingly. Voting “no” is a clear admission that you wouldn’t have that cushy job without illegal votes.
.@ossoff I urge you to vote YES on the SAVE America Act to secure our elections with proof of citizenship and voter ID for federal elections. #SAVEAmericaAct
Fake Senator…Shame on you for voting no!!!