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jorno67

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12. I always found this story annoying...

Fri May 4, 2012, 05:30 PM

May 2012

You see in this fictional story the price of beer (or the amount owed) went down, but in the real world the amount owed went way up (cost of unjust wars) and the "10th beer drinker" got to pay less (Bush tax cuts) and then "10th beer drinker" got upset that the he was paying more and took half of everyone's beer (wealth hoarding). But it was OK because giving up your beer to the wealthy was good for the Bar...

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THE TAX SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN BEER [View all] ErikJ May 2012 OP

It's such a crappy analogy, I don't know where to start. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #1

I like the one about politics.... MindMover May 2012 #2

Ain't it the truth. hifiguy May 2012 #7

Yes it is, I may use that one in the reply. ErikJ May 2012 #10

I have to remember that one! geardaddy May 2012 #11

This is designed to confuse the weak-minded among us... rfranklin May 2012 #3

This one's been making the round for more than a decade matt819 May 2012 #4

If it is analagous to the the tax system? kentuck May 2012 #5

It's not the rate... TedBronson May 2012 #8

No... kentuck May 2012 #14

RW tax Myths exposed ErikJ May 2012 #6

This has been posted and thoroughly eviscerated within the last 2 - 3 weeks. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #9

I always found this story annoying... jorno67 May 2012 #12

That junk is old.SNOPES old. Tore to shreds like the strawman BS it is a million times already tjwash May 2012 #13

Youtube? I still havent found that cookies story ErikJ May 2012 #15

Maybe this? sadbear May 2012 #17

It's pizza Aerows May 2012 #18

The problem occurs when the tenth man leaves and finds that Zalatix May 2012 #16

What utter crap. bemildred May 2012 #19