Squilliam said:
Its a microcosm. Because the beverage is beer, then its assuming that the person could do without i.e. a luxury. If its a necessity then it changes the dynamic, doesn't it?
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My response was kind of a joke.
To make more of an on point response, if you changed it to water, all of them can afford it. The right way to do it, is government (the bar), should only provide the people what is required from government (in this case, water). If they did that, everyone could afford to pay for it.
The problem, imo, is we just do way to much as a government. We didn't even have permanent income tax until 1913. We had it in a little to pay for wars off and on from 1862 to 1895, but in 1895 it was deemed unconstitutional.
When it did come back in 1913, the tax rate for most Americans was 1%. Today it's over 20 times that.
So in this example, everyone should be provided water at a price then can afford (flat tax), and if you want beer, your on your own (non government provided resource).
