- 1. The Short Story ofDrunkenomics
- 2. A typical industrial town
- 3. Imagecredit:the_repairman*flickrBusinessmanExecutiveWorker Meet our Heroes
AND ALSO GOOD OLE’ BUDDIES
- 4. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickrThey drink and make merryenjoying their Boys Day Out Party, EVERYDAY!!!
- 5. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickrTheir daily tab hovers around $100
WHICH THEY ALWAYS SHARE “FAIRLY”
- 6. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickr$67$0$33 They split the tab the way they pay taxes
Biz guy pays $67, Exec pays $33 & Worker $0
- 7. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickrand manage to find their way back home(always with hearty laughter & heavy swagger)
- 8. Until One Day …
- 9. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickr When the Barman announces a $20 discount
as a goodwill gesture to his loyal customers
- 10. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickrThey decide to split the $20 discountin the same “RATIO” AS HOW THEY SPLIT THE TAB
- 11. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickr$67
$53
$33$27$0 $0
Biz guy pays $14 less & the Exec pays $6 less
with the Worker, as usual, paying Zilch
- 12. Imagecredit:MartyFM*flickr$0and walk awayexploring their druken mathematics
- 13. Why do I getonly $6 of $20discount? Why did I get
nothing of the
$20 discount ?Drunken realization
- 14. The rich guy got
50% more thanwhat I got !And I gotnothing out ofthe $20 !THEY “ZERO IN” ON THE ANTI-hero( a scape goat can always be found )
- 15. You scheming
thief!@#(*$(You exploiter of the poor!
@#(*&$@#(*&$
And beat the Biz guy senseless
- 16. The next day …
- 17. Imagecredit:TheNaturalStonesOur two friends go to the bar(the businessman not joining them henceforth)
- 18. Imagecredit:TheNaturalStonesAnd enjoy their usual roundscomplete with their daily cheer & merry
- 19. Imagecredit:TheNaturalStonesWhen the tab ($67) for the two is presented…
- 20. Imagecredit:TheNaturalStonesTHEY GET BUSTEDTHEIR NORMAL CONTRIBUTION OF $33 DOESN’T EVENcover half the tab anymore
- 21. ,AND THATLadies & Gentlemen,
Boys & Girls,Journalists & Professors,IS HOWOUR TAXATION
AND TAX CUTS
WORK !
- 22. People who paythe highest taxes,
benefit the most
from tax cutsDrunkenomics = Drunken + Economics
- 23. VIf you ignore this “drunkenomics” and
attack them for being wealthy,
they might start drinkingoverseas where the atmosphere is friendlierLeaving you permanently short of your tab
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