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I definitely think that analogy is way over simplistic. It didn't account for the fact that :
1. the guy paying $59 is taking the entire bill of $100 and writing it off on his taxes
2. his accountant found some creative way to claim the other 9 as dependents
3. The owner of restaurant is giving the rich guy free perks to bring the other 9 into his restaurant that he isn't or doesn't have to pay taxes on
4. the rich guy is writing off the gas to the restaurant cuz it's for a 'business meeting'
5. the rich guy is writing off his car payment and insurance cuz he's using it for business purposes
6. the rich guy is writing off the $200 he's been paying the waitress for blowjobs in the bathroom as 'insurance for getting better service'.
Obviously, this was over simplistic too and some exagerated. but it still remains that as being people who are better off, we have more opportunities available to us, and don't pay nearly the tax % than that of less fortunate people.... If we derived our net income like most people do - then hell yeah i'd want the same tax breaks...but we don't!
I agree that as you make more money sometimes we start to rethink our stand on these type of issues....but trickle down economics simply don't work. And we'd end up losing money in the long run if our entire econoic system was based on that. Not to mention, an extra $20/month i know means more to some families then $500 means to me.
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