Samuel Thomas

[A P Thomas @andy_thomas1989]

Tuchel has done a southgate

[Samuel Thomas @SamThomas_169]

@andy_thomas1989 A ‘d’ away from a belting tweet

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

Britain has paid Norway over £100 billion for gas since 2021.

For gas they’re drilling in the North Sea, the same sea Ed Miliband has banned new drilling in on the British side.

Madness.

[Mark Gillies @5goalthriller]

Fucking hell, he looks like the notepad next to the landline.

[Samuel Thomas @SamThomas_169]

@jtov10 @andy_thomas1989

[Samuel Thomas @SamThomas_169]

@andy_thomas1989 After some discussion we believe he would have to commit criminal act for WRU to remove him

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Suppose that once a week, 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.

And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.　

So, that’s what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every week and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until, one day, the owner caused them a little problem.

“Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your weekly 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?

The paying customers? 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 not only would the first four men still be drinking for free but the fifth and sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.　

So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fairer to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage.

They decided 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 (a 100% saving).

The sixth man now paid £2 instead of £3 (a 33% saving).

The seventh man now paid £5 instead of £7 (a 28% saving).

The eighth man now paid £9 instead of £12 (a 25% saving).

The ninth man now paid £14 instead of £18 (a 22% saving).

And the tenth man now paid £49 instead of £59 (a 16% saving).　

Each of the last six was better off than before with the first four continuing to drink for free.　

But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got £1 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 £1 too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!”　

“That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get £10 back, when I only got £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 and beat him up.　

The next week 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 to pay for even half of the bill!　

And that’s how it works.

Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy and they just might 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.

[The Sun @TheSun]

EuroMillions winner tells his son he's a millionaire

[A P Thomas @andy_thomas1989]

Hi @WelshRugbyUnion what does Rob Howley do?

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

“So it’s not about you, it’s not about your farm and the fact you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?”

@vicderbyshire speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans.

[A P Thomas @andy_thomas1989]

The WRU cannot afford to sack Gatland / bring in a quality replacement

Is a complete load of nonsense - they sure can

He will be gone post SA game alongside his entire team. New HC to be brought in pre Christmas with new team assembled mid Jan for start of 6N

[Samuel Thomas @SamThomas_169]

Easily the best Welsh team of last 20 years

[Rugby World Cup @rugbyworldcup]

As wily as a fox 🦊

One of the modern greats Jonathan Davies calls time on an incredible career 👏

#RWC2011 | @WelshRugbyUnion | @JonFoxDavies

[Samuel Thomas @SamThomas_169]

@andy_thomas1989 You are one of very few ppl still watching!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

What’s amazing is how net worth makes you hair grow 😂

[A P Thomas @andy_thomas1989]

Exciting, logical and really important move for the Ospreys. Lance Bradley is doing a great job down in Swansea

Some welcome news in the odorous pile of excrement that is welsh rugby at the moment

[A P Thomas @andy_thomas1989]

Slovenia are so comfortable on the ball. England lacking confidence, skill level really poor and a number of players way off the pace

Chat about this team winning the tournament? 😂😂😂

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Judge Cedric Simpson was astonished when defendant Corey Harris, who has a suspended driver's licence, joined a court hearing while driving his car ⬇️

The judge before ordering Harris to turn himself into the local county jail 🔗 https://t.co/Bbz2ZagmzT

[Samuel Thomas @SamThomas_169]

@andy_thomas1989

[george @StokeyyG2]

Ain’t no way this guy who has a suspended driver's licence, joined a court hearing while driving his car 😭😭😭

[Lennox Lewis, CBE, CM @LennoxLewis]

Welcome to the club! @usykaa
#Undisputed 👊🏾💥

[FLEA 🇭🇹 @babyibeenajoint]

Close 1 eye squint the other one