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I downloaded an indicator off of Richard's blog, but really haven't looked at it too much. My search hasn't turned up very much, can I ask where you learned about it? Thanks.
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all of them comes to £100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes and claim State benefits, 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.
And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.
So, that’s what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every week and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until, one day, the owner caused them a little problem. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your weekly beer by £20.” Drinks for the ten men would 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 drink 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 realised that £20 divided by six is £3.33 but if they subtracted that from everybody’s share then not only would the first four men still be drinking for free but the fifth and sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So the bar owner suggested a different system.
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing.
The sixth man paid £2 instead of £3.
The seventh paid £5 instead of £7.
The eighth paid £9 instead of £12.
The ninth paid £14 instead of £18.
And the tenth man now paid £49 instead of £59.
Each of the last six was better off than before with the first four continuing to drink for free.
But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got £1 out of the £20 saving,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, “but he got £10!”
“Yes, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a £1 too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!”
“That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get £10 back, when I only got £2? The rich get all the breaks!”
“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison, “we didn’t get anything at all. This new system exploits the poor!”
So, the nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
Funnily enough, the next week the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him.
But when it came to pay for their drinks, they discovered something important – they didn’t have enough money between all of them to pay for even half the bill.
That’s how our tax system works. The people who already pay the highest taxes do tend to get the most benefit from tax reliefs and reductions. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy and they just might not show up anymore.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
As an update to this story, the new bartender (Obama) came by and announced that the price of beer would be going up by £10 to cover additional 'expenses.' Since the richest man received the majority of the savings, the first 9 men decided that the simplest solution would be for the rich man increase his share from £49 back to £59. After all, that was the amount he had been willing to pay prior to the reduction in the cost of beer.
If the rich man did not leave the first time, he definitely will this time. How many times does he have to get beaten up? Well, either that or everyone will suddenly stop drinking beer and start drinking tea.
Yes. And the 'BEER' didn't actually go up. It went down in cost, but the Patrons believed the Bartender.
This is a socio-political statement and from my perspective if EVERYONE started with the same playing field and same physical and mental ability then taxes should be even across the board.
No worry, the 10th man will show up again, after all he is the only one who can afford more drinks. He is a wealthoholic - very much like an alcoholic looking for another drink - he is looking for more wealth and will only show up where there is potential for gains. Heck, he might even buy the brewery and sell his beer on credit to those who can't afford it. He is not worry at all if everyone default, his buddies in the "Friends of the Beer Makers Association" will buy all his empty bottles at filled value (at the expense of the unborn alcoholics) and give them back to him for free to refill. He should love to buy drinks for alcoholics as he aquire more breweries.