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Another analogy:
There are 10 men living in a village, and there are 8 different jobs available, that are all essential to the welfare of the village but have different pay:
Man #1 has a job that pays $100 a day.
Man #2 has a job that pays $70 a day.
Man #3 has a job that pays $50 a day.
Man #4 has a job that pays $40 a day.
Man #5 has a job that pays $30 a day.
Man #6 has a job that pays $20 a day.
Man #7 has a job that pays $10 a day.
Man #8 has a job that pays $5 a day.
Man #9 has no job.
Man #10 has no job.
Now, there are also different meals:
Meal #1 is bread and water, and costs $5 a day.
Meal #2 is bread and milk, and costs $10 a day.
Meal #3 is bread with cheese and milk, and costs $15 a day.
Meal #4 is potatoes with salad and milk, and costs $20 a day.
Meal #5 is potatoes with salad, meat balls and milk, and costs $25 a day.
Meal #6 is potatoes with salad, pork chops and ale, and costs $30 a day.
Meal #7 is potatoes with vegetables, steak and wine, and costs $40 a day.
Meal #8 is baked potatoes with vegetables, salad, steak, wine and icecream, and costs $50 a day.
Meal #9 is lobster with french bread, potatoes baked in olive oil, italian salad, tiramisu and fine wine, and costs $70 a day.
Meal #10 is caviar, lobster, deer steak, champagne, italian salad, french salad, and strippers, and costs $100 a day.
Now, because man #1-#6 want the best meals they can get, man #9 and man #10 will starve to death. Also, man #7 and man #8 will die of malnutrition. Because of that, the work they were doing won't get done, and since it was essential to the welfare of the village, the village and it's inhabitants will fall to poverty. Also, the sons of men #7-10 will want revenge, and start a war against the other men, resulting in senseless massacre.
Now, wouldn't it have been better if all had given away a portion of their wealth so they could all live and be happy? Was man #1 having meal #10 worth all this?
And, about giving the biggest tax cuts to those who pay the most in taxes:
The difference the money makes for the rich is that they can buy a 10th car.
The difference the money would make for the poor is that they can eat properly, send their children to college or pay for medical costs.
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