Four people are going out together for the day
Each contributes £100 so the group has £400 to spend - 4 x £100 = £400
They then discover that number 4 has invited someone else to join them – number 5
Number 5 is poorer but is willing to pay £50
Number 4 tells the others that the group can now afford a better day out as it has £450 instead of £400 - (4 x £100) + (1 x £50) = £450 instead of 4 x £100
However, number 1 does the sums and works out that they now have only £90 each to spend rather than £100 - £450/5 = £90 rather than £400/4 = £100
The others think he is wrong, because if he’s right it made no sense for number 4 to invite number 5 as he will also be £10 worse off - £100-£90 = £10
Then they discover that number 4 is charging number 5 the sum of £30 for the right to join the trip
Number 5 is happy (and grateful to number 4) as overall he is still £10 better off - £90-£50-£30=£10
Number 4 is happy as number 5 now owes him a favour/future loyalty/vote and overall he is £20 better off - £90+£30=£120 instead of £100
Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are unhappy because they are each £10 worse off (£90 instead of £100) – which is why they might just go and vote for UKIP
The BBC will call Numbers 1, 2 and 3 mean because they won't help out number 5
If number 4 is a Conservative supporter then the BBC will call him an exploiter for charging number 5 for entering the group
If number 4 is a Labour supporter then the BBC will call him a good person for 'lifting' number 5 out of poverty
As seen at Biased BBC but with some additions of my own.
Each contributes £100 so the group has £400 to spend - 4 x £100 = £400
They then discover that number 4 has invited someone else to join them – number 5
Number 5 is poorer but is willing to pay £50
Number 4 tells the others that the group can now afford a better day out as it has £450 instead of £400 - (4 x £100) + (1 x £50) = £450 instead of 4 x £100
However, number 1 does the sums and works out that they now have only £90 each to spend rather than £100 - £450/5 = £90 rather than £400/4 = £100
The others think he is wrong, because if he’s right it made no sense for number 4 to invite number 5 as he will also be £10 worse off - £100-£90 = £10
Then they discover that number 4 is charging number 5 the sum of £30 for the right to join the trip
Number 5 is happy (and grateful to number 4) as overall he is still £10 better off - £90-£50-£30=£10
Number 4 is happy as number 5 now owes him a favour/future loyalty/vote and overall he is £20 better off - £90+£30=£120 instead of £100
Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are unhappy because they are each £10 worse off (£90 instead of £100) – which is why they might just go and vote for UKIP
The BBC will call Numbers 1, 2 and 3 mean because they won't help out number 5
If number 4 is a Conservative supporter then the BBC will call him an exploiter for charging number 5 for entering the group
If number 4 is a Labour supporter then the BBC will call him a good person for 'lifting' number 5 out of poverty
As seen at Biased BBC but with some additions of my own.
NLP again. Construct a discourse in such a way as to make dissent impossible. Common Purpose (Common Core in the USA) are always there to help. Bastards.
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