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Have a nice day!
***Update..he blocked me*** sighs
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Have a nice day!Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100...
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, 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.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do..
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve ball. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily 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 ? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.
And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% saving).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% saving).
The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% saving).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% saving).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% saving).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% saving).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20 saving," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,"but he got $10!"
"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar 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 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. This new tax system exploits the poor!"
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and government ministers, is how our tax system works. The people who already pay the highest taxes will naturally get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
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Interesting how the Feds didn't bother to enroll licensed agents or agencies to be Navigators, wouldn't it make sense to use people who have already had background checks, understand and know about health insurance and could provide educated answers and assistance to citizens...Instead they want Planned Parenthood, Religious groups, elected officials and Medical professionals..
I am sickened how the Administration is handling Health Care Reform implementation.*insert sarcasm* .so if you don't have insurance, make sure you write your Congressman or talk to your Rabbi about your health insurance options within the marketplace...better yet, talk to your doctor to decide which plan is best for you.
Obama admin..putting licensed insurance agents out of work and into the bread lines since October 1st 2013.
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What a delightful man he was! Back in 1988 I was working for Valley National Bank in Toluca Lake, CA. The bank was 5 minutes from Warner Bros. Studios and other entertainment hotspots. Well I received a call in the Mastercard department from a very funny, friendly, whimsical man named Jonathan Winters. He had lost his Mastercard and needed another one quickly as he was going to be travelling. I let him know that I could make him one within the hour if he would like to pick it up. He was absolutely delighted to hear this and asked me what kind of candy did I like, I said "oh no, nothing Sir", he said loudly "Ya like like Snickers Sweetie?" I said well yeah, who doesn't, but really no thank you and that I would have his card ready.
The front office gal came back to me about an hour later and said, "you are not going to believe who is waiting for you Patti." I said, well Jonathan Winters was coming to pick up his card. So I went out to the front office with his new card in hand. It was at that moment that I realized it was JONATHAN WINTERS! I was a little star struck, however he quickly made that feeling go away, by slapping a giant Snickers on the counter between us and telling me Thank you so much, he had to bring something sweet for his Sweetie. That day will forever be engrained in my memory of having the opportunity to meet such a delightful, cheerful man. Who's personality and presence in person was as big as he was on the screen.
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