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[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 Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Dr. Casey Means Wows Liberal Audience and Gets Them to CHEER for RFK Jr.'s HHS Nomination

“If we were crushing it [at health], we would not be spending 2x every other country in the entire world and have the lowest life expectancy of any developed country in the entire world.”

“We are the sickest of the top 11 high-income countries in the world. We have the highest infant and maternal mortality rates, and our life expectancy is 10 years less than our friends in Japan and Switzerland right now.”

“The words 'chronic illness,' as far as I know, never came out of the Harris campaign's mouth. And I think that was a real misstep because Americans are, I think, tired of being gaslit about the fact that there's not a problem right now. And when we look around us, we know there is.”

“And Trump has asked RFK to do three simple things. He's asked to get the corruption out of the U.S. health agencies, produce uncompromised evidence-based research for our health guidelines, and reverse the trends of the chronic disease epidemic in two years for children and adults so that we can show up for our 250th anniversary of America stronger than ever. That sounds pretty good to me.”

(Audience Cheers)

[Phil @philthyosmond]

@joeroganhq This is what happens when you develop your beliefs in a bubble. A simple question control, alt, deletes your brain.

[Veritas Vox @veritas__vox]

TRUMP JUST SAVED FREE SPEECH IN AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺

“Is this Bill likely to undermined AUKUS?”

“The outcome of what President Trump
has said effectively makes this Bill null and void and dead in the water..” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Anthony @Catholicizm1]

What an incredible clip.

[news.com.au @newscomauHQ]

She’s never hidden her views about Covid lockdowns, but Tina Arena’s revelation in a new interview has proven especially divisive.

https://t.co/lSyBXWOTPd

[Ian Miles Cheong @ianmiles]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[Senator Babet @senatorbabet]

Unfortunately, I have some distressing news to share with you today.

The Albanese Government have released an exposure draft of their ‘Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation’ bill which resembles a 1984 style ‘ministry of truth’.

This bill has the power to silence your right to speak or to question the official Government or establishment narrative.

The Government will have the power to dictate what is misinformation and what is disinformation and they will be able to coerce social media companies to remove content that they deem unacceptable.

We need you to join us in the fight to protect your right to speak.

You can play a big role in helping us stop this dangerous bill.

Please sign up to join the movement and then share the link with all your friends and family.

https://t.co/irkdM42Ofm

Thank you for your support.

[Senator Babet @senatorbabet]

I don't know who made this, but it's too good not to share. Go get your booster guys and girls! According to our very own Department of Health here in Australia "All adults can get a booster if it’s been 6 months or longer since their last COVID-19 booster or confirmed infection..." How's about NO.

[Sam Djodan @samdjodan]

Thought we had seen this before. Jonny Bairstow attempting to catch Marnus Labuschagne stepping out of his crease two days ago. #Ashes @wwos @9NewsAUS

[Phil @philthyosmond]

@krassenstein Well Brian you can let ur kids (I doubt you have any) hang out in private with the child flashing nude cyclists at the pride parade if you want and will see who is overusing terms. It’s gonna be a hard pass from me dude. Let me know how that works out for you and the kiddos tho.

[Libertarian Party NSW (Liberal Democrats) @LibertariansNSW]

Never before in Australian history has a politician's maiden speech to parliament been banned from YouTube. It just happened to Liberal Democrats MLC @JohnRuddick2.

Want to know what all the fuss is about? Watch below:

[Senator Babet @senatorbabet]

The Labor party's proposed 'Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill' is a direct threat to our democracy.

The bill as proposed makes the government and their faceless bureaucrats the arbiters of truth.

This proposal is not only a threat to free speech, but it seeks to impose massive financial penalties for breaches.

As to be expected, there is a provision which excludes federal, state and local government. One rule for them and another for us.

Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor Safety." He was right.

The United Australia Party will campaign strongly against this proposed bill.

@UnitedAusParty @CKellyUAP

[Dave Rubin @RubinReport]

I can’t imagine why Hotez won’t debate RFK Jr., or anyone for that matter…

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Phil @philthyosmond]

@FrancisSuarez @RubinReport WTF

[Phil @philthyosmond]

I’m not sure what’s worse, Melbourne’s choice of key defender or the umpiring. Both are putrid and not AFL standard. #AFLDeesSaints

[Phil @philthyosmond]

Ben Hunt kicking it dead on the 3rd tackle when they are down it 12 men is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen on a rugby field.

[Tim Minchin @timminchin]

I’d love to know if this guy knows how dumb this tweet is but knows his followers are too dumb to know how dumb it is so posts it anyway, or if he’s actually too dumb himself to know how dumb it is and posts it genuinely thinking it’s not dumb. https://t.co/RK0py03r1l

[Dr Karl @DoctorKarl]

In 2017, in Europe, renewables made more electricity (679 TWhrs) than coal (699 TWhrs). It was cheaper, and cleaner- and almost certainly, caused far fewer deaths (because of vastly reduced air pollution). So why isn’t Australia going down this pathway? https://t.co/cD7oIQT6iy

[Dr Karl @DoctorKarl]

1) The year 2017, even though it was NOT an El Nino year, was the second-hottest year on record (or third- , depending on measuring modality.
2) The last 4 years are the 4 hottest years on record.
3) 5 of the hottest years happened since 2010
4 https://t.co/7VQN0huVNz