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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Srexley who wrote (152960)	6/13/2001 4:14:51 PM
From: SecularBull	Respond to of 769667

Well, you bring up an honest point that I am sure ALL LIBERALS on this thread will duck 9 times out of 10. It's the goal of their complaining, but they will never, ever admit it. ~SB~

To: Srexley who wrote (152960)	6/13/2001 4:27:57 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

A TAX CUT PARABLE If you think the Bush tax cut plan is unfair, read this rebuttal to the Daschle Gephardt Muffler/Lexus attack that appeared in the Sunday, March 4 Chicago Tribune. By the way, the ratios are roughly accurate. 10% of the tax payers pay about 60% of the taxes collected, 30% pay 37%, and 20% pay 4%. A TAX CUT PARABLE Every night, 10 men met at a restaurant for dinner. At the end of the meal, the bill would arrive. They owed $100 for the food that they shared. Every night they lined up in the same order at the cash register. The first four men paid nothing at all. The fifth, grumbling about the unfairness of the situation, paid $1. The sixth man, feeling very generous, paid $3. The next three men paid $7, $12 and $18, respectively. The last man was required to pay the remaining balance, $59. He realized that he was forced to pay for not only his own meal but the unpaid balance left by the first five men. The 10 men were quite settled into their routine when the restaurant threw them into chaos by announcing that it was cutting its prices. Now dinner for the 10 men would only cost $80. This clearly would not affect the first four men. They still ate for free. The fifth person decided to forgo his $1 contribution while the sixth pitched in $2. The seventh man deducted $2 from his usual payment and paid $5. The eighth man paid $9. The ninth man paid $12, leaving the last man with a bill of $52. Outside of the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings, and angry outbursts began to erupt. The sixth man yelled, "I only got $1 out of the $20, and he got $7," pointing at the last man. The fifth man joined in. "Yeah! I only got $1 too. It is unfair that he got seven times more than me." The seventh man cried, "Why should he get $7 back when I only got $2?" The nine men formed an outraged mob, surrounding the 10th man. The first four men followed the lead of the others: "We didn't get any of the $20. Where is our share?" The nine angry men carried the 10th man up to the top of a hill and lynched him. The next night, the nine remaining men met at the restaurant for dinner. But when the bill came, there was no one to pay it.

To: Srexley who wrote (152960)	6/13/2001 8:34:22 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 769667

Message #152960 from Srexley at Jun 13, 2001 4:11 PM She seems to have a lot of trouble answering that question. I think the libs see that it is non sensical once they type it out (yes, everyone should get a gift for being alive at the expense of the tax payers), so they then insult you instead. This is precisely why I put old Pat baby on ignore long ago. She answers questions with insults, never logical thought out responses. Might as well give it up. BTW the thread is sooooooo much nicer without having to wade through her BS. ;-) M