Pub tale of the politician and a one-legged pensioner

WHAT a wonderful pub story from Seamus Coffee (Letters, January 5), even if the fundamental premise follows economic reasoning rather than basic logic.

The question is not what we pay in tax or the percentage – the question is how much are we left with? Anyway, the rich don’t fraternise with the plebs and no publican reduces the price of the pint.

My pub is more usual, working men supping pints in the public bar while the solicitors and politicians are sipping brandy in the lounge.