Dinner & Taxes

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[BOBWADE]

I got this in an email the other day and thought it was great.

[ThePythonicCow]

Bump - good one.

[BOBWADE]

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[FreedomCalls]

I'm saving that one!

[BOBWADE]

I got a real big kick out of it but my liberal neighbor at work was offended. I guess the truth must hurt.

[Fiddlstix]

Great Post!
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[Sonny M]

I tried using this argument once with a liberal/socialist, it didn't work. Her argument was along some kind of bull "progressive" crap and she called the rich guy selfish. Then again, she's an idiot who also claimed(I swear to god I have never heard of this, this will rank as all time liberal stupidity) that charging people the same price for anything (i.e. a burger costs $2.99, etc) is wrong, and that prices should be based on income too or how much money you have.....Needless to say, she had no idea on how to implement this, only that "government could figure out a way". By the way I live in New York City.

[BOBWADE]

Liberals are either "wannabes" or "wannahaves". Typically just a bunch of sheep with a few intelligent handlers using them for power.

[zip]

Hey, that puts it in perspective. Great find.

[lewislynn]

The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction.

The tenth man (the richest) didn't benefit in that tired worn out story...He went from paying 59% of the bill to 65% of the bill.

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, ...that would be 20%.

The owner reduced the price by 20%. The "rich man's" part of the bill should have been $47.20, the ninth would have been $14.40, eighth-$9.60, seventh-$5.60, sixth-$2.40, fifth-$0.80.....

If I were the "rich man", after the owner tried to pull a fast one on me like that I wouldn't go back either....

The rich man didn't benefit even by the story's convoluted math. Sorry, but a screwy tax system aside, the story is a mis-leading joke.

[Demosthenes]

Anybody who is willing to let "government figure out a way" to do anything is simply admitting that they are too f**king stupid to be standing within twelve feet of you, and you really ought to move away from them.

Oh yes, she has all the cranial capacity of a lima bean, bro, I hope you had a good laugh.

[BOBWADE]

The math did look fuzzy but it did point out that the ones whining about the tax cut were the freeloaders.

[Lady Jag]

It is great; it's a keeper and I'll be emailing it to a few friends on both sides of the slate.

[gorush]

This is great!

[gorush]

bump

[afraidfortherepublic]

Here in Wisconsin we have a rich Senator who thinks that no one needs a tax cut -- Herb Kohl.

[WIladyconservative]

Wait til he realizes his 1000 percent profit on the sale of the Bucks . . . maybe he'll sing a different tune . . . but probably not.

[steveegg]

Thanks for the bump and the find. IIRC, Charlie Sykes read this last week, but it's good to read it.

[steveegg]

Wait til he realizes his 1000 percent profit on the sale of the Bucks . . . maybe he'll sing a different tune . . . but probably not.

Nobody's Senator Kohl already has a 50% tax cut on that (thanks to those EEEEEEEEE-VILLLLL Republicans); very-long-term capital gains (on investment vehicles held more than 5 years) top out at 18% (those in the 10/15% bracket pay 8%), compared to 20% for those held 1-5 years (those in the 10/15% bracket pay 10%) and normal confiscatory rates for "short-term" (held less than a year) capital gains.

[WIladyconservative]

I really have no problem with him realizing 1000% profit on his pending sale of the Bucks. That's what investment and business is all about. I have a great deal of problem with him saying that the rest of us peons don't need a tax cut. Until he struggles to meet modest monthly bills, he has no right to make decisions for ME.