tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post1217497373818442879..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Oldie but goodie....Capital StrikeMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-52971909838462499472010-12-03T09:47:27.689-05:002010-12-03T09:47:27.689-05:00There is more to the allegory that was left off. ...There is more to the allegory that was left off. When the 9 realize there not enough money, in unison they say to the owner: "Put it on our son's tab," and continue drinking.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509234809789894744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-37526443500768547932010-11-30T17:00:51.446-05:002010-11-30T17:00:51.446-05:00Except the owner of the bar would never do this, b...Except the owner of the bar would never do this, because the cost of providing the beer has not gone down. Its gone up. And so by giving away more revenue he's putting himself in a deeper hole and driving down the road to bankruptcy.<br /><br />Or maybe he does do this because there was a temporary surplus, but then later there was a big deficit so he had to raise the prices back to their old level. Only now the richest man cries bloody murder and pays off 4 of the poorest, dumbest men to cry with him because they're poor and dumb and convinced that somehow putting prices back to where they were just last week (and still much, much lower than they were long ago, when everyone STILL managed to get along just fine) will somehow upset the applecart. At the same time these 5 men piss and moan about ever growing bar tab even while continuing to hammer down brews and gobble down delicious fried bar snacks. <br /><br />Also, beer tabs != public goods. Wars, infrastructure, etc are not the same as pints and wings shared among friends. <br /><br /><i>Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier. </i><br /><br />Right...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-67608739911662478142010-11-30T12:18:56.943-05:002010-11-30T12:18:56.943-05:00The proverbial 10th man.The proverbial 10th man.Davidnoreply@blogger.com