Woo hoo!! Our 3rd Qtr 2008 Freepathon is now underway!! [Thread II]

Click here to support FR ^ | July 4th, 2008

[GOP_Lady]

Indeed, with God all things are possible. :-)

[Lady Jag]

Dinner & Taxes

I was having lunch with one of my favorite clients last week and the conversation turned to the government's recent round of tax cuts.

'"I'm opposed to those tax cuts," the retired college instructor declared, "because they benefit the rich. The rich get much more money back than ordinary taxpayers like you and me and that's not fair.'"

"But the rich pay more in the first place," I argued, "so it stands to reason that they'd get more money back."

I could tell that my friend was unimpressed by this meager argument. So I said to him, "let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand."

"Suppose that every day 10 men go to a restaurant for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If it was paid the way we pay our taxes, the first four men would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1; the sixth would pay $3; the seventh $7; the eighth $12; the ninth $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59."

The 10 men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until 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." Now dinner for the 10 only costs $80. The first four are unaffected. They still eat for free. Can you figure out how to divvy up the $20 savings among the remaining six so that everyone gets his fair share? The men realize that $20 divided by 6 is $3.33, but if they subtract that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would end up being paid to eat their meal.

The restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same percentage, being sure to give each a break, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so now the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth man with a bill of $52 instead of $59.

Outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got a dollar out of the $20," complained the sixth man, pointing to the tenth, "and he got $7!"

"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got seven times more than me!"

"That's true," shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $7 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. The system exploits the poor."

Then, the nine men surrounded the tenth man (the richest one, paying the
most) and beat him up. The next night the richest man didn't show up for dinner, so now the nine men sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They were $52 short!

"And that, boys, girls and college instructors, is how America's 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 at the table any more. There are lots of good restaurants in Switzerland and the Caribbean."

[Lady Jag]

Amen!

[GOP_Lady]

AWESOME graphics, Lady Jag. Thanks! :-)

[Lady Jag]

WOOHOO!!
THANK YOU!!

WASHINGTON
WE LIKE OUR STATE

[Lady Jag]

That graphic is me thanking you.

Bless you on this Independence Day!

[rockinqsranch]

I read your post ending with “Remind you of a certain Democrat candidate?” to Mrs. RQSR.

“If not, it should” states Mrs. RQSR.

I asked her if she wanted that posted. She said YES, because “the big lie” needs to be exposed.

Agreed.

[GOP_Lady]

Judging by that graphic, I think GOP_Harley_Guy would like Washington, too. LOL. Cool.

[Lady Jag]

She vigorously supports the right; you must feel fortunate to have joined up with Mrs. RQSR. Thanks you two!

WOOHOO!!
THANK YOU!!

CALIFORNIA
THE GOLDEN WEST

[Lady Jag]

JDoutrider is a Harley guy, too. I learned that last year.

[GOP_Lady]

You’re just too good at the graphics, is all I have to say. :-)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank you very much, GOP_Lady and GOP_Harley_Guy!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Georgia
$25 from Never Never Land
$20 from Oregon
$100 from Never Never Land
$50 from Ohio

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

You're too kind.

And make me feel good, too!

[Brad’s Gramma]

An American Boy Grows Up

[GOP_Lady]

It’s beautiful. Thanks so much! :-)

[don-o]

Found this one as well. Blurry monitor alert.

National Anthem

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

NEVER NEVER LAND
SECOND TO THE RIGHT AND STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING

[Brad’s Gramma]

Well then!

Face The Flag!

[Lady Jag]

I remember that. Don’t know if I want to, it was so very solemn.

[MinuteGal]

___By Wayne Hepburn

VALLEY FORGE

The lump first born within my breast
From feelings I can not disguise
Remembering those who gave their best
Now rises bringing tears up to my eyes

I gaze across this hallowed ground
Where men, tho lamed, by winter's blow
Held fast, and strove, and finally found
The strength to vanquish our great foe

Huddled, fearful, ill equipped
In makeshift shelters spread about
Yet from some well of courage sipped
The will to stay despite their doubt

George the Third, though far away
Sent troops and minions over here
To battle us and save the day
For Britain's rule he held so dear

Another George came to our aid
And with his men in Seventy Eight
Held out until they fought and paid
The price for a new sovereign state

Now monuments and graceful lawn
Commemorate their awesome deed
All those soldiers now long gone
Sacrificed, now we are freed!

Remembering those who fought and suffered to give us our own land of the the free.......Happy Independence Day to the Jim Robinson family and freeper patriots everywhere.

Leni