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…and a good, thing, too, because I’m composing this on an airplane with only the most rudimentary wi-fi.
On the other hand, what would I say? In one photo, a full, rounded, humorous and complete expression of an entire school — the correct school — of American political philosophy:
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Great!
Recommend an @Ricochet tweet with picture
Sweet!
Umm… I think that is a comment, actually.
Apparently “without comment” operates similarly to “last question.”
And check out that fab fifties architecture…….
JMath
No way–50% at least.
This ranks right up there with grade redistribution. Of course we already have egalitarian grading and grade inflation and nobody seems to mind those too much. What’s unremarkable in school grades or in money would be considered outrageous in ice cream. Interesting.
Southside Dry Cleaners ?
Can you spell audit ?
A German friend sent around a German language version of this some weeks ago. “Willst Du Deinem Kind erklaeren, wie die Steuer funktionieren? Iss 50% von seinem Eis.”- and she actually did it. Her son cried. “Na, jetzt verstehst Du, oder?”
Great object lesson. But, in most states, when you add state income taxes, aren’t we talking more like 40 percent?
So, parents, to take account of property taxes, sales taxes, state income taxes, social security taxes, Medicare taxes, Obamacare taxes, taxes on taxes, etc, ad nauseum, just take half (right off the top).
Teach ’em socialism and distribute Their ice cream to other people’s kids.
Umm… I think thatisa comment, actually.
Apparently “without comment” operates similarly to “last question.” ·2 hours ago
Don’t be a hater!
Teach your kids about the nanny state: replace their icecream with broccoli.
Oh the indignities of air travel with sub standard wifi.
Eating the ice cream implies that someone got something out of the “taxes.” Better to take one little lick and throw the rest on the floor to represent the wastefulness of a bloated bureaucracy.
Teach your kids Obamacare: if you like you ice cream, you can keep your ice cream.
*swipe*
Love it!
The correct filling out of an impossible-to-understand form should be required before the (much reduced) ice cream is delivered.
I do something similar at school. When kids earn a mini-bag of popcorn, they have to pay “tax”–give the teacher a piece. I threatened to raise taxes 100%. That got them pretty agitated until some of the brighter ones figured out that the tax would only be 2 pieces of popcorn.
If it weren’t for the pedestrian signal I’d assume this picture was from the mid-70’s. Of course, there’s a problem with that, too, because the tax rate would have been much higher.
Depending on where you live, if state and local taxes are included, the ice cream tax can easily be 40% or more.
Well then, I’m not commenting either.
Delicious!
It’s going on my campaign sign, as soon as the snow melts and I can get to it.
– When the head of the IRS is questioned before Congress over the targeting of the cleaners, he will plead the Fifth without comment (Peter)
Here’s how this should work… Make your son mow the lawn all afternoon to earn his ice cream. Then serve him two big scoops and tell him it is unfair that his sister, who has been napping all afternoon, has none. Take one scoop from him as a tax. Then eat all but a teaspoon of that scoop and give that remaining teaspoon of ice cream to his sister. If he complains, tell him you can’t understand why a person with two big scoops of ice cream can’t share one little teaspoon with his sister.
Good for a laugh. Thanks.
Edited on February 15, 2014 at 11:50am
I HATE Jack Franks! Are you running against him? My mom is a precint committeeman in McHenry County.