Adam Buckland wrote: > 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:
<snip> > The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. > > The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat > down and had 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 college professors, is how our > tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes 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. Hi Adam, Something in that last drink? I would expect a post like this to come from Bob, but you, European style socialist and all . . . -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
