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JJRousseau · 11-13-2004, 05:00 PM

smooth, I think you are missing the point. As much as this analogy makes me chuckle, it's not a great one because it is really only talking about the different perceptions of the diners to the price cut. It does not make a good analogy for value of goods paid for.

In fact, the restaurant is a soup kitchen and they are only feeding the lowest income three diners because the rest can afford to buy their own food. BUT, if you live on that block, payment is mandatory whether you get to eat there or not. Oh, unless you can't afford to pay.

Unlike dinner in a restaurant, taxes aren't voluntary and neither (save thru the process of democracy) are what they pay for. As for the math, the guy who pays $52 gets nothing for his money and if he leave the country, the soup kitchen will still have the cost of three meals.

11-13-2004, 05:00 PM	#32 (permalink)
JJRousseau Psycho Location: Vancouver, Canada	smooth, I think you are missing the point. As much as this analogy makes me chuckle, it's not a great one because it is really only talking about the different perceptions of the diners to the price cut. It does not make a good analogy for value of goods paid for. In fact, the restaurant is a soup kitchen and they are only feeding the lowest income three diners because the rest can afford to buy their own food. BUT, if you live on that block, payment is mandatory whether you get to eat there or not. Oh, unless you can't afford to pay. Unlike dinner in a restaurant, taxes aren't voluntary and neither (save thru the process of democracy) are what they pay for. As for the math, the guy who pays $52 gets nothing for his money and if he leave the country, the soup kitchen will still have the cost of three meals. Last edited by JJRousseau; 11-13-2004 at 05:02 PM..