[Revolting cat!]

The piece doesn't answer an important question: how did the ten agree to this arrangement in the first place? I'll tell you how - they voted, and the first six cheerfully agreed that the tenth man will pay 59% (later reduced to 52%.) Democracy at work, the best system considering the alternatives, to borrow a cliched phrase. Ebryboddy heppy!

[Willing To Listen]

But thanks to you, the question has just been answered.