The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men ? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?
The bar owner, a Democrat, suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.
•	And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% saving).
•	The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% saving).
•	The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% saving).
•	The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% saving).
•	The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% saving).
•	The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% saving).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free.

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