In last night’s interview with Bill O’Reilly, Obama said paying more taxes is “neighborly”. Is he simply pandering to the poor, much the same way Al Gore did in 2000 with his “fair share” tax plan? The “rich” already pay their “fair share”: THE SIMPLIFIED EXPLANATION OF THE TAX STRUCTURE AS EXPLAINED BY AN ECONOMICS [...]

Bar Stool Economics – worth remembering. Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to 0. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) [...]

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to 0. 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 . The sixth would pay . [...]

BAR STOOL ECONOMICS >> >> Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all >> ten comes to 0. >> >> 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 [...]

BAR STOOL ECONOMICS >> >> Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all >> ten comes to 0. >> >> 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 [...]

BAR STOOL ECONOMICS Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to 0. 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 . The sixth [...]

One answer to one of my questions was the ‘explanation’ below. Apparently this justifies the Bush tax cuts to the rich. The Liberal (Democrat?) version of this would be in a restaurant to begin with, and the richest man would insist on paying every time, regarding it as his God-given duty. I know I would. [...]