Posted on 11/08/2007 7:08:28 AM PST by mware
Thanks! I waitressed once for two weeks, it was the roughest job I’ve had (and I was terrible at it). I think servers are among the most underappreciated and underpaid workers around! I will be sending a little sumpin’ to this lady.
It seems you did not quite grasp the sarcasm. If during the Clintoons reign during the 90’s - if the economy was so damn great - why would she need to have a second job.
I’d send her a tip.....but only WITH THIS STORY....
Explaining Taxation
When explained like this, it is much easier to understand our current tax code.
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner 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 ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20.”
Dinner for the ten 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 eat 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 the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to eat their meal. So, the restaurant owner suggested:
* The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings)
* The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings)
* The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% savings)
* The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings)
* The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings)
* The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings... the least proportionate savings)
Each of the six paying customers was better off than before. And the first four continued to eat for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings: “I only got a dollar out of the $20,” 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 got ten times more than me!”
“That’s true!!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!”
“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison. “We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!”
As a consequence, the first nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate 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 eating overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
VOTE ACCORDINGLY......
She had a “loose meat sandwich”? She’s been dealing with loose meat for a long time.
“It seems you did not quite grasp the sarcasm. If during the Clintoons reign during the 90’s - if the economy was so damn great - why would she need to have a second job.”
You’re right I missed it, on second reading it is very clear and funny.
Doc, it’s time ofr another donation drive!
One would think that might warrant a bigger tip.
"She's also considering voting for Barack Obama."
Easterday needs to have her head examined.
They better count their silverware too.
Thanks....my first morning laugh!
That’s disgusting. Thanks for posting it—helps my diet.
Tip is on the way :-)
“Loose meat” sandwich? Is that before or after you eat it?
Drudge now has this flashback link up
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm
February 11, 2000
It’s all the buzz in Albion: Hillary stiffs a single mom
By Barbara J. Saffir
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
ALBION, N.Y. Maybe it’s no big deal elsewhere, but it’s all the buzz in Albion.
Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped into the Village House, a favorite diner in this upstate farming town, and ordered two orders of scrambled eggs, home fries and rye toast. So far, so good. The locals appreciate a hearty appetite.
Her breakfast was on the house, and when she left the waitress, a single mom, found not a penny at her plate.
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Rush is discussing this incident now....
Rich people don’t carry money. JD Rockefeller wass an exception. He always carried dimes. Of course, a dime was in his time worth more than a dollar today.
I read your tagline. I salute you, your father, your son, and your brothers.
I guess is just sounds better to say: "Her Royal Highness does not need to carry 'money'."
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